TOSHIBA HDD2191 (MK8026GAX) 80GB 5400 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 2.5″ Notebook Hard Drive Bare Drive

Comments: Installed on Dell Inspiron 8000. It would not recognize full capacity of hard drive. Toshiba does not offer Ontrack Disc Manager as other major hard drive manufacturers for free. Had to Buy Ontrack Disc manager ($xxouch) to get the full capacity recognized. Check with other hard drive companies for the software before going with Toxhiba. Fast shipping from Newegg rocks.

Comments: This is the first hard drive I’ve ever owned to go bad (have only owned it for a few months.) You never know when your problem is the exception or the norm, but my experience has been horrible. Fortunately, if I tilt my computer the clacking noise goes away and I can boot up. So I am backing up my data right now, and will try to get this replaced under warranty next…

Comments: Purchased this to replace the OEM hitachi drive in my Inspiron 8500 – went in like a dream. Performes more quickly and quietly than the OEM, though does seem to generate a little more heat. Excellent product, thanks!

Pros: Good install, decent performance (compared to 7200 RPM drives), 16MB buffer (instead of 8MB), good manufacturer reputation.

Cons: None except that it isn’t free. 🙂

Overall Review: This was purchased as an upgrade for an internal drive for a laptop. Since that laptop was exchanged for a better one, this drive ended up in an el-cheapo external drive enclosure (may upgrade this at some point). But it’s performing beautifully as a carry-with backups drive. And the wonderful thing about 2.5″ drive enclosures is that they get power from the USB connection, so no wall wart, and it works with your laptop even when everything’s running off battery. VERY slick. And a good buy!

Pros: This is a great drive, really works well. It’s very quiet compared to my old one, and the speed is great.

Cons: None so far

Pros: Fast and quiet

Cons: None

Overall Review: MY hard drive died in Dell Inspiron 8200 and I needed a replacement. It originally had a 30GB drive, but I wanted something bigger. This drive fit the bill. Fast and quiet. My computer boots much faster than with the old hard drive. It arrived via UPS a day early. Way to go Newegg and UPS!

Pros: Speed, Size and low noise

Cons: Sometimes it heats up alot..O_o…

Overall Review: I replace my busted sony laptop 60GB HDD with this nice 80GB HD.My laptop its made of a 1.25Gb Ram / Pentium M-1500MHz / Windows XP. This hard drive is pretty fast and quiet. Installation was a baby’s job.Only problem i have with it is the heat. My lappy sometimes gets on fire(lol); the heat is no problem if you don’t go for ultra functionality like i sometimes do when copying/deleting/installing files. In terms of price, this HDD is not as cheap as desired but it is worth every cent of it!. I recommend this product and Newegg’s service a lot; specially if you plan to replace your Laptop HDD!!!

Pros: Great Drive…although slightly louder then other drives, I find that Toshiba Drives are very dependable. My Laptop boots up noticably faster

Cons: NONE!