Another good hardware co. PWND
Another good hardware co. PWND
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2005/1 ... ys_maxtor/
Oh goody.
A hard drive co. whos bearings have a reputation of lasting five years or even more, gets bought by one who uses bearings so slipshot that people are lucky if they get six months out of them.
Im currently using a Maxtor thats on its sixth year and I still havent heard a peep out of it.
While I have had that one Maxtor, I have gone through eight different Seagates, and not even in the same computer.
"Beam me up Scotty. There is no intelligent life down here."
Oh goody.
A hard drive co. whos bearings have a reputation of lasting five years or even more, gets bought by one who uses bearings so slipshot that people are lucky if they get six months out of them.
Im currently using a Maxtor thats on its sixth year and I still havent heard a peep out of it.
While I have had that one Maxtor, I have gone through eight different Seagates, and not even in the same computer.
"Beam me up Scotty. There is no intelligent life down here."
Re: Another good hardware co. PWND
Based on what?Nosferatu wrote:A hard drive co. whos bearings have a reputation of lasting five years or even more, gets bought by one who uses bearings so slipshot that people are lucky if they get six months out of them.
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If I was in the market for a new hard drive (and I couldnt wait to find one for cheap after rebates ), the 5 year warranty on the Seagates would be a pretty strong selling point.
*knocks on wood* The only hard drive I've ever had die on me was a Maxtor 30gb model. It failed once during the warranty period, then its replacement (same model) died 2 years later.
*knocks on wood* The only hard drive I've ever had die on me was a Maxtor 30gb model. It failed once during the warranty period, then its replacement (same model) died 2 years later.
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I've personally owned WD, Maxtor, Quantum (prior to Maxtor buying them out), Samsung, and IBM (prior to Hitachi buying out their hard drive line). Out of all of these drives, the only brands I've ever had problems with were Western Digital and IBM. Out of five WD drives, only one is still in working condition. The four that failed all died from head crashes. All "Caviar" models too. (10.2GB, 2x 6.4GB, and 3.2GB models) The IBM drive suffered a similar fate (75GXP), but that was a widely known issue, which was resolved with a refirbed drive with an updated firmware. That drive is still running strong today with perfect health. I don't abuse my computer's internal hardware at all. These drives "suffered" through some light gaming at the most. (Light gaming being the occasional game of Descent.)
Both my parents are proud owners of 40GB Maxtor drives, and I personally run a 160GB Maxtor as my primary drive. I've yet to actually personally experience any problems with Maxtor products. I've built quite a few machines, and installed Maxtor hard drives in them. I have YET to get a single phone call complaining about a dead hard drive.
That being said, its been a few years, so WD may have gotten their ★■◆● in one sock. If they have, good for them. However, I will never personally own any of their products again.
Both my parents are proud owners of 40GB Maxtor drives, and I personally run a 160GB Maxtor as my primary drive. I've yet to actually personally experience any problems with Maxtor products. I've built quite a few machines, and installed Maxtor hard drives in them. I have YET to get a single phone call complaining about a dead hard drive.
That being said, its been a few years, so WD may have gotten their ★■◆● in one sock. If they have, good for them. However, I will never personally own any of their products again.
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Dude, I've got a 120MB (yes, you read that right. 120 megabyte) Quantum downstairs thats running like the day it was first fired up. I used to have one as well. Unfortunately, it got fried when a DEER power supply blew up on me. The power lead to the drive had half the insulation melted off. Needless to say, that drive got a good jolt.
Over the years, I've seen lot of Western Digital drives go belly up while still under warranty. I've seen a time when most of the Seagate drives we got at one time were total crap and we were getting warranty on them seemingly right and left. At another time, I've seen a few compatability issues with Maxtor and a few that have died under warranty.
I've come to one simple conclusion:
Always check for the experience that others have had with that model and ALWAYS have a backup (NEVER trust ANY hardware).
Better safe than sorry.
I've come to one simple conclusion:
Always check for the experience that others have had with that model and ALWAYS have a backup (NEVER trust ANY hardware).
Better safe than sorry.
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Probably somewhere on archive.org.AceCombat wrote:hahahaha.... where is that DEER topic?!?!
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