Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 16:33:20 -0400
From: Brian D.
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: no next day

Dell.com - IBM 80GB 7200rpm hard drive $81

Comes up as free next day shipping, but the expected delivery date they
state when you recieve the comfirmation email is 5 business days.  Still an
excellent deal , just not next day delivery.


Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 21:25:14 -0400
From: Tim B.
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: IBM DeathStar Hard Drives

You really need to ask around before recommending IBM hard drives for
PC's. There are forums out there CHOCK FULL of complaints agaist them,
calling the Deskstar a "Deathstar". Please, don't help propagate these
crappy heart-breakers.


Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 00:32:15 -0500
From: Aaron
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: IBM hard drives

Hey man.. I read that IBM is getting out of the hard drive game and that
there's been many, many, many problems with the GXP hard drives.. like if
you look at the box there is supposedly some little blurb about how you
can only use the drive for so many hours a month.. and i've heard they're
up against a class action law suit for the quality of the drives.. might
be worth investigating despite the price.. just thought i'd letya know..
 

Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 03:08:37 -0400
From: Rong
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: IBM 80GB 120GXP

Ranked top 5 by pcworld, trust it?
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,78063,00.asp
 
User ratings at CNET says NO!
http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-1092-418-8260093.html


Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:26:11 -0500
From: Kevin M.
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: IBM 120GXP deal

I think a lot of people are blowing the whole IBM HDD problem out of
proportion. Yes, IBM did have some problems with the 60GXP and 75GXP models.
All the various forums are centered around complaints of these two model
series. I have not seen many complaints on the 120GXP, only speculation
based on the prior model series. Most people have stated that IBM solved the
problems for the 120GXP series, which were unveiled late last year. Most of
the online storage reviews have also given the 120GXP high marks, with the
caveat that there may be problems simply because of the previous generation
of drives. While these drives are probably not recommended for hard core
server duty, they will be more than adequate in the typical home PC market.


Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 15:01:13 -0400
From: Guy
To: Hot Deals Maniac
Subject: IBM hard drives

The IBM 120GXP hard drive being offered has proven itself well
(checkout maximumpc mag).
 
The problems (and class action lawsuit) was on the 75GXP drive which IBM
stopped making. The follow on 60GXP has been excellent for me running
24x7 and I know of many other servers using it without problems.
 
The hours per month spec has been removed by IBM from it's warrantee.
This was a knock against IBM, but every drive had the spec listed until
IBM got banged up in the press and on the web.
 
I plan on buying one of these drives also. $73 for 80GB in a professional
quality drive. WOW.