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Seagate DiamondMax® Plus 8 40 GB ATA-133 Hard Drive

 
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Key Features
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Capacity: 40 GB
  • Interface: IDE/EIDE
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5"
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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Seagate DiamondMax® Plus 8 40 GB ATA-133 Hard Drive
 
 
 
 
 
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DiamondMax Plus 8 blends performance and value in an ATA hard drive. This drive is the perfect combination for the mainstream consumer or commercial user. Offered in various capacities, the DiamondMax Plus 8 is equipped with fluid dynamic bearing motors. This technology minimizes the noise of the drive, which is especially important in personal video recorder applications. This fast performer at 7200 RPM and fast Ultra ATA 133 interface is the most reliable and robust single-head/single platter hard drive on the market.
 
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Average Rating: 2.0
 
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bit noisy...

Date of Review:  Jan 18, 2005
The Bottom Line: Good price, and reliable, but my drive produces high-pitch noise...
Review: I bought the drive three weeks ago for my back up. Soon after I start using it, I noticed a high pitch noise coming from my computer. I checked CPU and case fan just in case, but it was coming from the drive.

It was not accessing noise,...
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  3.0

by: purpleroba
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
reasonably priced (as of 1/18/05), nice...
Cons
high-pitch noise
 

Don't buy

Date of Review:  Dec 3, 2006
Review: Tried to use these as cheap boot/swap drives in a 12 node cluster about a year ago. I have a stack of 4 dead disks, and judging by the sounds I hear from some, that will score rise soon.
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  1.0

by: mening
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Disk makes a nice shiny paperweight...
Cons
Less reliable than the infamous IBM...
 

computer illiterate reviews her hard drive

Date of Review:  Jan 9, 2007
Review: I know nothing about computers, and when buying my last one, found that I had this Maxtor hard drive in it. Is it responsible for all these freezing programs, slow computing, noise, system failure, etc.? As I read on, it apparently is. This may be...
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  2.0

by: inisfad
Recommended to buy: No

Pros
Um, er, well, uh, nice and shiny...
Cons
Slow, unreliable, unpredictable, noisy.
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Product MPN
MPN 6E040L0

Key Features
Designation   Desktop Computer
Capacity 40 GB
Interface IDE/EIDE
Enclosure   Internal
HDD Form Factor   3.5"
Spindle Speed   7200 RPM

Technical Features
Special Features S.M.A.R.T Technology
External Data Transfer Rate   133 MBps
Seek Time   10 ms
Buffer Size 2 MB
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Interface (Detailed)   DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra)
Sound Emission 28 dB

Other Features
Platform   PC
Package Qty. 1

Dimensions
Height 0.71 in.
Width 4.02 in.
Depth 5.75 in.
Weight 1.1 lb.

Warranty
Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous
Release Date September, 2002
UPC 2000007652224
Product ID 20262122
 
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Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40 GB UDMA/133 7200 RPM 2 MB IDE Hard Drive General Features: 40 GB Formatted Capacity 7200 RPM Spindle Speed 2 MB Buffer Average Seek Time: 10 ms Average Latency: 4.17 ms UDMA/133 Transfer Rate Interface: IDE Power Specifications: +5V 647mA Regulatory Approvals: CE cULus C-Tick BSMI MIC TUV
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