On Sun, 2002-05-19 at 09:06, Charles A Edwards wrote: > > I have a 60GB Deskstar that I got in late Dec. > It is not the 60GXP, which is the drive that IBM had the QC problem > with but is based on either the 75GXP or the 120GXP, most likely the > 120GXP. > As to the 120GXP itself the following is from the WatchDog column of > this months (June/82) issue of MaximumPC Mag > > "IBM got into hot water with consumers when it published a spec sheet > with a 'power-on' rating for its popular 120GXP hard drives.The spec > suggested that the hard drive could be safely left on for a total of > just 333 hours a month. The Dog's investigation has discovered that, > despite the published 'power-on' spec, IBM designs and tests its hard > drives to withstand 24 hour-a-day use, and honors such use in its > warranty. IBM has since redacted its spec sheet to remove the > inflammatory power rating."
I remember reading this, but I could not remember the source of the information; thanks for posting this ! > Currently I have 6 systems running 24/7. > Of 15 hds, 9 are IBM Deskstar and 7 are MaxtorPlus. > The drives ages range from 5 years to 6 months. > In that 5 year span I have suffered only 1 hd failure, a Maxtor, which > was replaced. I have owned several maxtors and samsungs, and the worst failures I have ever experienced have been with samsung drives; this was both IDE and SCSI versions. After my last Samsung experience I vowed never to buy another Samsung again. The Maxtors were not as reliable as either the IBM's or the Fujitsu's. I have two Fujitsu's here that are still working after 6 years. If indeed I was forced to make another buying decision other than IBM (which I'm not totally convinced I need to do yet), then I believe I would go back to Fujitsu. I would not go back to either Seagate, or Western Digital; I don't think that the quality is there. Maxtor is still a big maybe. Before that I'd go with either Hitachi or Fujitsu. For now, unless I or someone else really gets burned, I will probably stick with IBM. Especially since you reminded me of the Watchdog article in MaximumPC, Charles. > When in the market for a hd if it is on sale or I want 1 today I get the > MaxtorPlus retail box (IBM is not available locally). > If purchasing on the net I go OEM IBM Deskstar. > In my book they both rate as equals in outstanding quality and performance, > and with the 1 exception I have yet to be disappointed by > either. > > > > Charles LX -- ��������������������������������������������������� Kernel 2.4.8-26mdk Mandrake Linux 8.1 Enlightenment 0.16.5 Evolution 1.02 Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ ���������������������������������������������������
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