Western Digital or Maxtor? Which is better?

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The 1 year warranty is a manufacturer's warranty.

The extended warranty is probably the vendor's warranty, and
hence the purchase time frame and the terms of the warranty
would be set by the vendor. If it is a vendor's warranty, make
sure the vendor has been around for a few years and seems likely
to be around for a few more - there is not much point in buying
their warranty if they'll go tits up next month.
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No, it's inside the box of the package from Western Digital. I guess they
don't want to provide long warranty still be competitive in pricing. I
might go with the extended warranty from WD since 2 of their drives I own
died just before the 3-year warranty expired.
 
Thanks for the info guys. I ordered a WD 160gb SATA drive yesterday for $115.

Seems lots of people think these 2 brands are equally reliable. I guess what it came down to was speed and noise.
The avg read time is listed faster for the WD, and on many reviews the WD is quieter.
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I hope you're not having it sent to you ;)

oops, bounce, bounce, bounce....

and they blame Maxtor ;)
 
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