muckshifter said:
Here is a list of all the HDs that have
NEVER failed ...
1.
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5.
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9.
10.
Here is a list of all HDs that have
had failures ...
1. IBM
2. WD
3. Samsung
4. Seagate
5. Maxtor
6. Fujitsu
(they were crap)
7. Hitachi
8.
Insert un-heard HD of here
9.
Insert un-heard HD of here
10.
Insert un-heard HD of here
I use Maxtor's for now.
That is absolutely spot on
One thing I've learnt is that all makes will fail, it's just the luck of the draw if yours does or it doesn't.
A lot of it is to do with the factory where it was manufactured and companies will often use several different factories scattered worldwide to make their products.
Chris, you can't say Samsung are definitely better, you just can't. In your experience, maybe they are cos you ain't had one go tits up on you yet but just wait until a Samsung drive fails on you.
You may have a different POV then.
Think about it, you liked Aria as a supplier. They mess you around once, now they're the antichrist
The more products you use, the more experience you gain, you'll probably realise that nothing is failsafe.
I've seen people favour certain brands here and think 'Whoa, I had one or more of them fail on me, where they coming from' Like Liteon, for instance, I've had 3 failures from them in three years. But other people wil have had flawless service from their products.
One thing that
will become apparent fairly quickly though, and that's which products are actually real crap. Like Q-Tec PSU's for instance.
I must admit I do favour Western Digital, they're quiet, seem solid, and they make the Raptors. It's probably an illogical favouritism though, cos I had a WD 120Gb fail on me after one month. One week to RMA, painless process.
Bought a couple of 40Gb Maxtors a few months back, they seem well made, nice and quiet, and a nice slim design.
Still, everybody proclaiming loudly THIS BRAND IS BEST! it makes for a lively debate
(touch wood!)
