Maxtor Debate

  • Thread starter Thread starter Pete
  • Start date Start date
[email protected] said:
=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl23/002-8654299-4782464?v=glance&s=electronics&n=50
7846

Yeah they have the same type of reviews for the 400 gig. I guess if
your experience is common than Seagate must be having the kind of
reliability record that Maxtor bashers claim Maxtor has for the
whole 300 and 400 gig series. A catastrophic failure rate. The funny
thing is no ones writing about it like they are with Maxtor. And some
of the reviewers are claiming they get too hot.

Its also funny cause I actually just bought a Seagate at a sale on
Friday as a "backup" but this is the 160 gig one - I pray there isnt
some hidden catrastrophic record of these drives which will burst into
public view. Anyway I was really pleasantly surprised that this one
does have a 5 year warranty . Some of the other Seagates sold at
Compusa recently were listed with a 1 year warranty like the Maxtors
and WDs on sale.
Click to expand...

Seagate had their bashed days long before Maxtor... Now it's Maxtors turn.
I'm sure if you wait a bit longer Seagate will be the drive of choice to
avoid.

Honestly though, Maxtor have been the least reliable drive for me... Not
just for failures, but for noise and heat.
 
Yeah they have the same type of reviews for the 400 gig. I guess if
300, 400 GB seems unnaturally large. Buy 2 160's! Wait a few years
before dumping 400GB worth of eggs into one basket!!!

-Homer
 
Yeah they have the same type of reviews for the 400 gig. I guess if
your experience is common than Seagate must be having the kind of
reliability record that Maxtor bashers claim Maxtor has for the
whole 300 and 400 gig series. A catastrophic failure rate. The funny
thing is no ones writing about it like they are with Maxtor. And some
of the reviewers are claiming they get too hot.

Its also funny cause I actually just bought a Seagate at a sale on
Friday as a "backup" but this is the 160 gig one - I pray there isnt
some hidden catrastrophic record of these drives which will burst into
public view. Anyway I was really pleasantly surprised that this one
does have a 5 year warranty . Some of the other Seagates sold at
Compusa recently were listed with a 1 year warranty like the Maxtors
and WDs on sale.
Click to expand...
The Seagate 7200.7 hard drives are all right. I have four 200GB
Seagates and they work fine.
 
Back
Top