SOLD: IBM/Hitachi 40GB 5400RPM 2.5" Notebook Hard Drive

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beaker · #1 Post by **beaker** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:16 am

Notebook Hard Drive Model: IC25N040ATCS05

Features:

* High areal densities.
40GN provides areal densities of up to 34Gbits/sq.in., yielding up to 20GB of capacity per disk
* Fluid Dynamic Bearings.
* All models contain Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor technology for industry-leading idle and operating acoustic performance.
* Industry-leading operational shock.
Travelstar provides industry-leading operational shock rating of up to 200Gs (2ms).
* Pixie Dust technology.
Travelstar leverages latest antiferromagnetically coupled (AFC) media, also known as “pixie dust” allowing for higher areal density.

Specification:

Device Side Interface
ATA-5 (ATA/100)
Capacity
40 GB
Speed
5400 RPM
Seek Time
12 ms avg.
Buffer Size
8MB

The drive is in excellent condition, the price is a steal at $65.

#2 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:32 am

beaker wrote:The drive is in excellent condition, the price is a steal at $100.

You're joking, right?

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... e=100517-1

or: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=100520

Regards,

James

supernova87a · #3 Post by **supernova87a** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:05 am

The drive is in excellent condition, the price is a steal at $65.

Sorry, try again. You're going to have to lower your expectations by a lot -- that drive is $63, NEW. For a USED hard drive of unknown history, age, without assurance of a warranty, i would be willing to pay $20. PM me if you're interested.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822146040

#4 Post by **JHEM** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:35 am

supernova87a wrote:Sorry, try again. You're going to have to lower your expectations by a lot -- that drive is $63, NEW. For a USED hard drive of unknown history, age, without assurance of a warranty, i would be willing to pay $20. PM me if you're interested.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822146040

That's a 20GB HD, not a 40GB! Apples and oranges.

But you're not far off the price for a new 5K40 at newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822146041

A used 5K40, especially an ancient 40GN series such as the OP is offering, is worth NMT $50.

Regards,

James

thinkpadz · #5 Post by **thinkpadz** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 7:04 am

i got 74$ shipped, for mine on ebay. better luck there.
keep in mind the people frequenting this board are prolly a bit savier when it comes to spotting a deal.

#6 Post by **JHEM** » Sat Jul 23, 2005 8:04 am

thinkpadz wrote:i got 74$ shipped, for mine on ebay. better luck there.
keep in mind the people frequenting this board are prolly a bit savier when it comes to spotting a deal.

That's an excellent price, for a seller, and just proves that eBay is not a good source for pricing of items such as HDs, memory, etc. due to the fact that the average eBay shopper is not a knowledgeable shopper.

A few minutes spent checking prices at newegg and zipzoomfly will often show that what appears to be a "buy" on eBay is often listed for more than twice what a new item is selling for from either of these respected resellers.

There are bargains to be had on eBay, but you have to do your homework.

Regards,

James

miniquick · #7 Post by **miniquick** » Fri Dec 02, 2005 11:37 am

I'm intererested by your Hdd. is it still for sale?

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