Reviews of the IBM Deskstar 120GXP 120GB DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) EIDE
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CNET Review
The Good: Huge, 120GB capacity; great performance; runs cool; three-year warranty.
The Bad: No weekend support.
The Bottom Line: With speed and space galore, the IBM is an excellent way to spend your high-capacity, high-performance disk dollars.
Manufacturer: IBM
Part number: 07N8086
General
- Device Type Hard drive - Internal hard drive
- Width 4 in
- Depth 5.7 in
- Height 1 in
- Weight 1.3 lbs
Hard Drive
- Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H
- Capacity 120 GB
- Interface Type ATA-100
- Buffer Size 2 MB
- Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
- Drive Transfer Rate 100 MBps (external) / 74 MBps (internal)
- Seek Time 8.5 ms (average) / 14.7 ms (max)
- Track-to-Track Seek Time 0.8 ms
- Average Latency 4.17 ms
- Spindle speed 7200 rpm
Configuration
- Sectors per Track 63
- Bytes per Sector 512
Reliability
- Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors 1 per 10^13
- Start / Stop Cycles 40,000
Storage Controller
- Type None
Storage Controller (2nd)
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces None
- Connections 1 x Storage - ATA-100 - 40 pin IDC
- Compatible Bays 1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Compatible Slots x None
Power
- Power device type None
Miscellaneous
- Mounting Kit Required
- Package Type OEM
Software / System Requirements
- Software type Drivers & Utilities, IBM Drive Fitness Test
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & support type 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - Replacement - 1 year - Bring-in
Environmental Parameters
- Min operating temperature 41 ?F
- Max operating temperature 131 ?F
- Operating humidity range 8 - 90%
- Shock Tolerance 55 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 350 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
- Vibration Tolerance 0.67 g @ RMS (random) (operating) / 1.04 g @ RMS (random) (non-operating)
- Sound emission 31 dB
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