"back in my day", seagate was "the shit". only much later, hitachi drives came t...

burnt-resistor · 2026-02-14T16:36:43 1771087003

By Hitachi, you mean IBM Ultrastar. IBM drives tended to be the best.

ThePowerOfFuet · 2026-02-14T19:47:36 1771098456

>IBM drives tended to be the best.

The IBM Deskstar 75GXP entirely earned its nickname of Deathstar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskstar#IBM_Deskstar_75GXP_fa...

gethly · 2026-02-16T08:28:32 1771230512

nope. i don't even think ibm were being widely sold at all. ultrastar rings a bell, somewhat, but definitely not ibm hard drives. and i'm talking early 2000s here.