In asking the question, my thought was for prices of drives in different countries. I n this group there are, apparently, several either who have had bad Maxtor drives, or would not recommend them possibly because they know people who have had them fail. Surely not one of us is sufficiently qualified to say that all Maxtor drives are bad. One wonders why, if they are all bad, they are still being sold by PC suppliers.
You remembered I have a Dell PC and that I have had failed hard drives! You have overlooked my more recent mails when I gave information about my Maxtor hard drives. I seem to remember that post caused quite a furore. The truth is that *any* make of drive can fail within a few weeks - I do search for information. I found this in September last. Quote: http://www.dataclinic.co.uk/recovery-hard-disk-drive-bad-sectors.htm All hard disk drives are will develop bad sectors eventually, normally sectors that go bad are flagged by the hard disk and not used any further, but if you have valuable data or files that reside on sectors that become bad sectors, you will not be able to access your data or files correctly. Symptoms: The drive may appear to run slowly, specific files may take a long time to access or be completely inaccessible. In severe cases, the entire disk may become inaccessible. Cause: Every type of hard disk is prone to develop bad sectors 'naturally' but this is not always the case. Harsh operating conditions (eg. high temperatures, vibration etc) can cause hard disks to develop a large number of bad sectors very quickly. Recovery possibilities: Data Clinic are often able to correctly reconstruct and recover data that occupies bad sectors Do Not: Under no circumstances should you run a repair utility such as Scandisk or Chkdsk. This software is unable to repair bad sector damage and there is a very high probability that the files you are trying to recover will become unrecoverable. You can read more about the use and misuse of Scandisk and Chkdsk here. End Quote Whilst information we receive in computer help groups may be knowledgeable, I feel quite sure that every one who has the knowledge to be able to offer advice from experience would say "its your choice" and, "dont rely on what I say", some for fear of being sued in countries where unlike our own there's a remedy for anything. I could have purchased Maxtor drives because I was recommended to do so in a group such as this. I have indeed heard positive comment about Dell PCs. This thread was not about criticising Dell PCs or chastising those who have purchased them, but I have to comment: Buying a PC is a matter of personal choice. What you say is probably true but people buy them because that's the price they want to pay. Even with 2 failed drives Dell has resupplied, without any additional cost on my part. I'm quite sure that a local man would have charged me at least £40 call out, let alone what it would cost to repair as well as his labour fee. I've had a local man build a PC for me some time back and there werent to many spare slots. The reason for that, clearly, is that a local man would want me to ask him to build me another for the purposes of his cash flow. My Dell PC has numerous spare slots. My present Dell is powerful enough to be able to happily function on "Vista" when and if I choose to, irrespective of the fact that others will not want to, for the purposes of keeping up with technology, my choice, of course. Being subscribed to computer help groups, one looks for support. Janet XP Pro IE/OE6 Dell Dimension 8400 http://www.globechatters.net >-- Original Message -- >To: [email protected] > > >"Janet" wrote: >> >> Would you care to illustrate any comparisons that you have obtained >in price please? It would help those who might consider purchasing >another hard drive under any circumstances. >> > >To compare prices of drives Janet would take all day but a brief >encounter* with a search engine will show that generally, Maxtor are >the least expensive and suppliers usually stock them for that reason. >Manufacturers too who produce thousands of PCs every week will look at >each component cost and select the lowest price and although there may >only be a few dollars difference between a Maxtor and a better quality >drive, multiply those few dollars by thousands and you can draw your >own conclusion. > >I believe you mentioned once that you have Dell machine? In my humble >opinion, if Dell spent more on what they put inside their PCs instead >of spending millions on unnecessary advertising, they would provide a >more reliable product with higher quality components and better >specifications. > >Elsewhere you mention that you have had a trouble free Maxtor drive >since 1998. This is quite possible, they don't all fail but the odds >are not in their favor. I believe you have had subsequent Maxtor >failures if my memory serves me? > >> Can we rely on information that is supplied to us from another >> country? > >I for one am very happy to accept information supplied by any country. >Xenophobia is not one of my attributes and since this group is made up >from a very diverse geographical distribution, the source or origin is >of no consequence if I believe the source to be knowledgeable as to >what he or she is talking about. > >Rick > >*Excellent musical score don't you think? ;-)) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 1.2 million kids a year are victims of human trafficking. 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