Best HDD's for laptops?

[Parv]

in message <13508512fa00.12fa00135085 at prodigy.net.mx>,
wrote Alejandro lanjoe9 Valenzuela thusly...
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> Hello, my laptop's HDD (Toshiba MK401GAS 40 GB) had a horrible
> mechanical failure a few days ago, after about 3 years of use.

Reminds me of death of IBM 10GB drive (that came w/ Dell Inspiron
5000k) ... just after three years of warranty period of my laptop.

:(


> What HDD brands/models/manufacturers would you recommend?  I need
> one that resists heavy use..

Currently i have been using Fujitsu MHT2060AH 60GB hard drive for
about 8-9 months; cannot say how long it will last.  It has been
amazingly much quieter in comparison.

My usage consist mainly of writing/searching/reading files --
fetching email, (de)compression of ~2.5GB mbox, various log files.


  - Parv

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