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More on IBM 75GXP Drive Fiasco

Posted by michael on from the quality-control-is-priority-one dept.

FolkImplosion writes "Internal documents have been released suggesting that IBM was well-aware that its click-of-death 75GXP hard drives had a failure rate of as much as 10 times that of its competitors. IBM apparently sold drives it knew were faulty into distribution, and reportedly planned to deal with any issues with marketing spin rather than a fixing the problem. This new information should help bolster a class action suit that accuses IBM knowingly shipped defective 75GXP drives with abnormally high failure rates." The lawfirm pursuing the class action suit has a page of information, including the latest news report (pdf) on information coming out in the suits. See also our original story about the drive failures.

6 of 371 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Reputation by yobbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    But don't we all love them now because they support linux?

    Ah, this gets so confusing.

  2. Re:Any still running? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Runs great A+++++++ Seller BEST Hardrive Ive ever owned!!!!!!!!!!

  3. There is one. by Artifex · · Score: 3, Funny
    Maybe there ougth to be a catchy name for the IBM deskstar experience, preferrably something that can follow their HD's reputation with them to Hitachi ;)


    I got on IRC right after bringing home my Hitachi Deskstar 180GB drive (I wrote it as 160 elsewhere, oops), to brag about Fry's price of $70 after rebate.

    The response? "You bought a DeathStar?"

    Needless to say, that didn't please me much. Nor did Fry's lying to me about how they'd handle the rebate when the store didn't have the forms on hand, but that's an issue with them...
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  4. Re:Makes me wonder about the Hitachi ones out now? by Ween · · Score: 3, Funny

    "except when I dug around in my parents system and when I put it back together, their 40GB seems to have some really bad sectors"

    did you send the sectors to time out?

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  5. Re:Other uses for DeathStar drives ... by Stavr0 · · Score: 3, Funny
    ... strong enough to hold a hammer

    (Use the preview button, Luke!)

  6. Re:Lawyers to pocket $100M, consumers to get coupo by boaworm · · Score: 4, Funny

    simply tell 10 of your friends

    I dont have 10 friends, you insensitive clod !
    ;-)

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