[Kiwiclx]

I've had 1 IBM, 4 Maxtors, 4 WDs fail on me. I have a 300 GB Hitachi "Deathstar" that's still working great along with two Seagates that have yet to fail.

With my experience... Seagate all the way!

 

[stevesurf]

Gents, I'll post some failure data as a comparison when I return from my trip; In WD vs Max, one of them actually fails more quickly, but has more longevity if not prone to the early failure. I'll update this thread.

 

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Originally Posted by Arainach I've had about a 50% failure rate with WD over 6-8 drives. The lone Seagate drive I've used is still working 6 years later. But over the years I've used approximately 18 Maxtor HDs, ranging from 340MB to 250GB, and NEVER had one die. The 340MB drive worked 24/7 for 12 years until I finally threw out the 486 it was in for lack of space. I'm a Maxtor fan for life.

Wow...how many computers do you have and what are they used for?

 

[xSolsticex]

Different people seem to have different experiences when it comes to hard drives. It all depends on when the drive decides to fail.

With that being said, I have had 3 Maxtors fail on me within the span of a year, and I hope the buyout by Seagate will improve the quality. I have been loyal to Seagate recently because of their warranty. However, Hitachi are starting to tickle my fancy.

 

[Teerawit]

My Maxtor drives have been running for 2+ years and are very reliable, even more so than the WD ones I've owned. Maxtor and Seagate get my money over WD

 

[some1x]

I've been pretty lucky with hard drives. Only one I've ever had fail was a Quantum ~600mb a loooong time ago

I've owned about 20 hard drives over the past dozen years. My roomates 40gb Maxtor hasn't failed yet, but it developed a piercing whine, more annoying than then 60mm delta fan.

 

[hciman77]

I use a USB Maxtor 60GB drive (in an ACOM enclosure) every workday, I plug it in in the morning and unplug it at night and then I lug it backwards and forwards in my rucksack. I have been doing this for close to 3 years and it has given me no trouble so far - I also back it up every single night.

 

[RYCeT]

Another vote for seagate.

 

[antiant]

nevermind, sorry

 

[jnev]

currently i have a 300gb maxtor drive in my comp and it's still running well (*knock on wood*). before i got it i read a ton of complaints about maxtor but i still got it because it was cheaper and i needed the space.

here's hoping it won't fail on me.

 

[LFF]

Had my maxtors for more than 4 years. Still working. During the past 10 years I have owned a few maxtors. Out of maybe 12, I have had 2 crap out on me. I called Maxtor and they sent me replacments free of charge!

They have great customer service.

 

[iSleipnir]

I reccommend Samsung Spinpoint. My maxtor drive, and the maxtor drive of a friend of mine have both failed at one point. Not fun. Especially beacsue I had to rerip all of that music. Gross.

 

[dhp]

my maxtor has been running well, but you can't beat seagate's warranty