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OEM Apple iBook/Powerbook hds - what do u have?

California

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I'd like to know what kind of laptop drives came in your PB or iBook --

I keep getting stuck with Fujistus. Seems out of the last Apple laptops I've had -- the breakdown is thus:

Fujitsu -- Tibook 400mhz mid 2001
Hitachi -- Tibook 500 mid 2001
Toshiba -- Tibook 667 mid 2002
Fujistu -- Tibook 1ghz late 2002
Hitachi -- iBook 1.2 mid 2004
Fujistu -- iBook 1.33 mid 2005

The Fujistu drives are just terrible, and I love the Hitachis, and tolerate the Toshibas.

What've you all got in your pbs or ibooks? I'm interested in a random sample BECAUSE the Fujistus have a 2mb cache. The Hitachis and Toshibas have a larger cache, affecting performance.
 
Hitatchi in my February '05 PowerBook G4

Code: 
Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00:

  Capacity:	74.53 GB
  Model:	Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00
  Revision:	MB4AA5AJ
  Serial Number:	MP2450X4G124LC
  Removable Media:	No
  Detachable Drive:	No
  BSD Name:	disk0
  Protocol:	ATA
  Unit Number:	0
  Socket Type:	Internal
  OS9 Drivers:	No
  S.M.A.R.T. status:	Verified
  Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
  Capacity:	74.41 GB
  Available:	10.21 GB
  Writable:	Yes
  File System:	Journaled HFS+
  BSD Name:	disk0s3
  Mount Point:	/
 
Toshiba in my BTO August 2005 12"-- I upgraded to 60 gig from 40 gig

TOSHIBA MK6025GAS:

Capacity: 55.89 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK6025GAS
Revision: KA203B
Serial Number: 75NX0511S
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 55.76 GB
Available: 23.53 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
 
rosalindavenue said:
Toshiba in my BTO August 2005 12"-- I upgraded to 60 gig from 40 gig

TOSHIBA MK6025GAS:

Capacity: 55.89 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK6025GAS
Revision: KA203B
Serial Number: 75NX0511S
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 55.76 GB
Available: 23.53 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
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Yup, same drive here. I too upgraded to 60GB from 40. I don't have a drive preference. They all work.
 
My 14" iBook, 40GB HD. It's the mid (april) 2004 one.

FUJITSU MHT2040AT:

Capacity: 37.26 GB
Model: FUJITSU MHT2040AT
Revision: 8162
Serial Number: NN4AT44149HL
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No

Macintosh HD:

Capacity: 37.13 GB
Available: 24.91 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
 
80GB HD in my 14" iBook - early August '05.

TOSHIBA MK8025GAS:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK8025GAS
Revision: KA023B
Serial Number: 55JQ0407S
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 74.41 GB
Available: 35.88 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
 
ATA Bus:

FUJITSU MHV2060AT:

Capacity: 55.89 GB
Model: FUJITSU MHV2060AT
Revision: 00810099
Serial Number: NS37T5826JY5
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 55.76 GB
Available: 44.81 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /


I don't really get the point of all this... :confused:
 
Seagate: Powerbook 15" HD (new)

ST9808211A:

Capacity: 74.53 GB
Model: ST9808211A
Revision: 3.07
Serial Number: 2LF1744T
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 74.41 GB
Available: 37.63 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
 
Hitachi Travelstar 7k60 in my TiBook 667 - great drive, definitely recommend a 7200RPM drive and the latest 100GB version sounds awesome.
 
devilot76 said:
ATA Bus:

FUJITSU MHV2060AT:

Capacity: 55.89 GB
Model: FUJITSU MHV2060AT
Revision: 00810099
Serial Number: NS37T5826JY5
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
Protocol: ATA
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
OS9 Drivers: No
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 55.76 GB
Available: 44.81 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /


I don't really get the point of all this... :confused:
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I'm interested in a random sample BECAUSE the Fujistus have a 2mb cache. The Hitachis and Toshibas have a larger cache, affecting performance.
 
15" Ti/550 MHz/20 GB: IBM Travelmate (now being replaced by Seagate 100 GB 5400 RPM
15" Al PB/1.25 MHz/80 GB: Fujitsu
12" Al PB/1.5 MHz?80 GB: (I have not checked her up yet because I did not want to wake her up from sleep mode)
12" iBook/1.33 MHz/40 GB: Toshiba
 
California said:
I'm interested in a random sample BECAUSE the Fujistus have a 2mb cache. The Hitachis and Toshibas have a larger cache, affecting performance.
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:( So I have a 'crippled' 'book?
 
My PB (purchased 9/17/03, probably the first run of aluminum 15" PBs) had a Fujitsu MHT2080AT in it. Then it started with the Click of Death about two months ago, right before I went to Otakon, which was right before school started. Luckily, I managed to get my parents to buy me a new 100GB Seagate, which is much faster, and has a 5 year warranty.
I have the Fujitsu in my hand now, and when shaking it a bit vertically, I can hear the heads moving :eek:
 
California said:
We both do. Don't think I didn't call Apple about it.
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And what happened? I'm guessing they didn't swap the drive for you, huh? :p
 
devilot76 said:
And what happened? I'm guessing they didn't swap the drive for you, huh? :p
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After "checking with a higher up" and putting me on hold for 15 minutes the answer was "You are stuck with the hd that came with your computer" forever. Even if it dies and it's under warranty, we will only replace it with the same drive.
 
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