secondhand Hitachi Travelstar 40GB ATA/IDE hard drive like new

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ATA/IDE HDD 40GB in rare condition

ATA / IDE hard drive by Hitachi, with a capacity of 40GB, in excellent condition (Grade A), extremely rare.
As you can see in the photos, it was manufactured in October 2003 and has operated in a laptop for only 4059 hours, which is 169 days (see image 2), while its surface has 4695 Excellent Cylinders and only 169 Good Cylinders (see image 3), meaning it is in near-perfect condition!
The laptop from which it was removed was opened for the first time by me, which means that the drive has not been touched by human hands for 22 years.
It has undergone a simple format via Windows and then "Erase Free Space - Fill Sectors With 00" via DiscGenius, so it is completely empty, clean, and ready for any use.

WARNING: It is NOT refurbished; it is as it came from the factory, it is a truly rare piece. If you find it elsewhere in this condition (not refurbished, of course) and at a better price, send me the link in a private message and I will sell it to you on the spot for €10 less than the price you found it for!

It will be shipped in protective packaging with bubble wrap.

Specifications:
Product Line: Travelstar
Product Series: 80GN
Interface: PATA / IDE / ATA
Storage Capacity: 40 GB
Spindle Speed: 4200 RPM
Cache Storage: 8 MB
Buffer: 2 MB
Maximum Data Transfer Rate: 100MB/s
Drive Type: Internal (laptop)
Drive Width: 2.5"

User Manual: https://picclick.com.au/Hitachi-Travelstar-IC25N040ATMR04-0-40GB-LAPTOP-HDD-IDE-ATA-286766469663.html

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