With its 15.3 GB per platter data densities, the IBM 75 GXP has raised the bar of performance for IDE drives. Taking top honors in almost all of our benchmark tests, the 75 GXP clearly sets itself apart from the competition, proving it is one of the fastest IDE drives currently available.
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Features
With features such as an Ultra ATA/100 interface, 7200-RPM spindle speeds, 8.5 ms average seek times, and a 2 MB cache, the IBM 75 GXP delivers top notch performance for an IDE drive.
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Price
Very competitively priced with other drives of similar performance and capacity, the IBM 75 GXP, 15 GB model, can be found in most retail outlets for under $150.00.
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Availability
IBM hard drives have traditionally been a bit harder to track down at your local retailer than those of competing manufacturers, but with a bit of searching you can find many reputable on-line dealers who carry the complete line of IBM hard drives.
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Documentation
& Software Bundle
As with most other manufacturers, IBM offers a complete user’s manual, to help get your new drive up and running in no time. Along with mounting hardware and a Ultra ATA/100 IDE cable, a utilities diskette is included, for those of you who have older systems that cannot normally utilize the full capacity of a larger drive.
It's really too bad that in the continuous ratrace of reviewing and testing new hardware, Anandtech's rarealy take the time to sit down and look back at products reviewed. In my experience the IBM 75GXP were disappointing when it came to reliability and longevity. What's the use of having the best performing harddrive if you don't know how long it will keep on working ? I just saw the replacement of my 45gig 75GXP replacement harddrive breaking down ... need I say more ?
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Anonymous User - Friday, September 12, 2003 - link
It's really too bad that in the continuous ratrace of reviewing and testing new hardware, Anandtech's rarealy take the time to sit down and look back at products reviewed. In my experience the IBM 75GXP were disappointing when it came to reliability and longevity. What's the use of having the best performing harddrive if you don't know how long it will keep on working ? I just saw the replacement of my 45gig 75GXP replacement harddrive breaking down ... need I say more ?