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SFDMALEX · 08-22-2006, 01:10 PM

If there is one peice of advice I can give anyone is dont get a maxtor.

I had my second one fry last night :roll: A 120SATA.

See them fry at work like nothing....these things are just utter shit.

And Dells use them, so dont buy a dell. Or anything else that has one.

racer_f50 · 08-22-2006, 02:13 PM

i've had poor experience with Maxtor myself. i was using one for a secondary drive up until last school year when it started to crash.

i've never had a problem with my Western Digital 80gb w/8mb cache, but every couple days it'll make a worrying clicking sound. that's been happening a couple years, though, and i've had the drive since 2001.

i think today i'll be picking up a Seagate 120gb drive at Best Buy, they're on sale for $50 after an instant rebate

They seem to be quite reliable based on what i've read on other forums and on storagereview.com

gigdy · 08-22-2006, 02:15 PM

Ive had 2 200 gig maxtors for around 4 years. I think they are just fine.

Shinigami · 08-22-2006, 02:52 PM

Back in PC repair, and in the larger companies I've worked in, Maxtor's were on average the hdd's which died most often.

I personally won't be buying another Maxtor again... But your mileage may vary. Always have a second disk for backups.

RC45 · 08-22-2006, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by racer_f50

i think today i'll be picking up a Seagate 120gb drive at Best Buy, they're on sale for $50 after an instant rebate

They seem to be quite reliable based on what i've read on other forums and on storagereview.com

You should be able to get 320gb harddrives online for $90.. no rebate...

http://www.directron.com/200gb.html

SFDMALEX · 08-22-2006, 03:53 PM

Well I picked up a 320gb Seagiate 7200.10 SATA2 for about 90$ US before shipping and tax.

jadeddjay · 08-22-2006, 04:21 PM

try the old freezer trick, i hear it works

5vz-fe · 08-22-2006, 04:41 PM

thamar....even samsung?...I am always skeptical on it...

SFDMALEX · 08-22-2006, 04:55 PM

Well what pissess me off is that I had an 80mm fan blowing right over the bastard and it still managed to fry....Twice....

SFDMALEX · 08-22-2006, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by thamar

Should've bought a mac

Nah shoulda bought a WD

Cause my backup WD is still going strong

dutchmasterflex · 08-22-2006, 06:04 PM

Having a fan on your HD just keeps the heat down.. doesnt neccessarily turn your shitty HD into a better one

I've always known Maxtors to be problematic.. Didn't Seagate buy them out recently?

It's a good thing hard drives are dirt cheap.. but everyone should know to buy atleast 2 at a time for a back up.. You really never know when it comes to hard disks..

racer_f50 · 08-22-2006, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by dutchmasterflex

I've always known Maxtors to be problematic.. Didn't Seagate buy them out recently?

Yep, i actually just read that press release on Seagate's site last night. I think it said it will keep selling both brands in stores since Maxtor is such a big name in the retail market, but i'm sure technology upgrades will be applied to both brands.

SFDMALEX · 08-23-2006, 12:09 AM

fUCK! I tryed to get an RMA number only for maxtor to tell me I need to run some diagnostic utility.

Too bad I dont even own a floppy drive to run the diagnostic :roll:

Edit they got a CD iso...........bloody waist of a blank dvd.....

Shit! It wont burn on a DVD and I dont have a CD-R.......SUCKS!

EDIT-Sucks for maxtor that google gives me error code list.

jadeddjay · 08-23-2006, 12:29 AM

freezer

crazidude · 08-23-2006, 02:31 AM

ahh the maxtor drive. I haven't bought one for like 7 years after having 3 or 4 of em die on me. I still have one running, but it makes an annoying whistling noise. I've stuck with Seagate ever since, because the only WD drives I want are the raptors. But they're a little expensive for me to justify a much lower loading time for games and applications I rarely use.