More on IBM 75GXP Drive Fiasco

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.

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Re:I have one ...

[The-Perl-CD-Bookshel]

Redundant: because I already posted about keeping the IBM drives cool to keep them happy, but I must say that you are 100% correct in assuming that the heat was making it lose its calibration. I just wish I didn't post so I could use my remaining 4 mod. points on this thread.

P.S. I'm the one with the 10drive array working for a year

I Have PROOF IBM Cuts Corners!!

[bfg9000]

This Dual G5 PowerMac of mine runs so fast, I know IBM has to be cutting corners someplace. I mean, it gets to the finish line before my Dell even gets out of the gate! CHEATERS!!!