i've only got experience with WD, Samsung and Maxtor discs, but I am very satisfied with my WD and Samsungs.
Maxtor on the other hand... pile of shit.
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Anonymous2009-05-19 22:08
>>7
Hmm.. I have a 6 GB Maxtor on my old computer (manufactured in 1998) and it still has yet to show me any problems. I haven't used Scandisk on it in years though. But then again, I hardly ever use the comp anymore.
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Anonymous2009-05-20 14:12
MAXTOR == may as well insert broken bottles up your ass.
SEAGATE == used to be god tier, had dodgy build problems, will be working hard to recover
WD == currently god tier after recovering from dodgy build problems, will be working hard to stay ahead of SEAGATE
Don't forget *all* hard drives, even the good ones, suck. Make sure you buy something with a warranty, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE BACKUPS.
(rsync is your pal)
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Anonymous2009-05-20 16:07
All Maxtor drives since the Seagate merger are simply rebadged previous-generation Seagate designs sold for slightly less. Anyone who isn't an armchair expert relying on worthless, outdated experience knows this.
Once upon a time, desktop Seagates were considered among the least reliable you could buy, and pre-Deathstar IBM was considered one of the best. Shit changes all the time; keep up.
>>10
Heh, I had forgot all about the merger that happened back in 2006. Though I never considered Maxtor to be the epitome of hard drive reliability, just about all the Maxtors I used, I never (even still to this day) had problems with. Though these are all pre-merger Maxtors.
The current machine I'm using now has a Western Digital installed and it's been nothing but reliable for me. So I'd recommend them.