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The MK1032GAX offers the industry's highest areal density per platter at more than 80 gigabits per square inch. The drive's 5400rpm motor speed improves system-level performance by as much as 12% compared to the more common 4200rpm models in the market. This new drive offers enough capacity for portable video recording and editing. Furthermore, with lower power consumption compared to traditional 3.5-inch Hard Disk Drives the MK1032GAX is the best choice for true portable computing.
Pros: Faster and much quieter then the IBM/Hitachi drive it replaced in my IBM Thinkpad R32.
Cons: None really.
Overall Review: The trickiest part was removing the old hard drive from my Thinkpad R32. IBM applies this sticky white tape underneath their drives (presumably used as an electrical insulator). But once out, the Toshiba went in easily. Before removing the IBM drive, I cloned it with Acronis - also available at Newegg. I'm very pleased so far with the Toshiba drive.