Maxtor or WD USB for backup

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I'm getting a new computer with a 120gig drive. I'm
planning to use a USB 2.0 external hard drive for backup,
probably with Dantz. I figure something along the lines of
250 gig would be plenty large enough.

Maxtors are generally less expensive - but are Western
Digitals more reliable? Or other suggestions?

TIA

Louise
 
I'm getting a new computer with a 120gig drive. I'm
planning to use a USB 2.0 external hard drive for backup,
probably with Dantz. I figure something along the lines of
250 gig would be plenty large enough.

Maxtors are generally less expensive - but are Western
Digitals more reliable? Or other suggestions?
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Hi,
I guess feedback will differ. I myself prefer Western-Digital over MAXTOR,
because in my personal experience I had problems with MAXTOR's becoming
faulty. Others will probably say the same thing, but the other way around
(Prefer MAXTOR over W.D).
 
Wayne said:
Hi,
I guess feedback will differ. I myself prefer Western-Digital over
MAXTOR, because in my personal experience I had problems with MAXTOR's
becoming
faulty. Others will probably say the same thing, but the other way around
(Prefer MAXTOR over W.D).
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If you've been working with PCs long enough you will have had problems with
every brand becoming faulty including pre-Seagate CDC.
 
Previously J. Clarke said:
Wayne Youngman wrote:
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If you've been working with PCs long enough you will have had problems with
every brand becoming faulty including pre-Seagate CDC.
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Definitely. It is not about whether they fail. It is about how and how
frequent they fail. I have had 2 shock-induced and two other failures
with Maxtor so far. Given that I have about 40 of them running at the
moment I consider this quite reliable.

Arno
 
Arno Wagner said:
Definitely. It is not about whether they fail. It is about how and how
frequent they fail. I have had 2 shock-induced and two other failures
with Maxtor so far. Given that I have about 40 of them running at the
moment I consider this quite reliable.

Arno
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Group,
I have 70 Maxtors to deal with.Over a two year span 8 have failed.I had
ghost images so no big deal.Maxtor RMA is easy to deal with,and they have
always quickly and easily replaced the faulty drives.(except for a time that
the demanded a "trouble code",that was a pita.Thank god they dropped
that),Adysthemic
 
Previously Louise said:
Then, as I understand it, that would lead me to look again
at the Seagate. What do you think?
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From my experience with Seagate: yes. They need less cooling than
Maxtor. Reliability should be comparable.

Arno
 
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