Todd Lyons wrote: > What is amazing to me is that nobody has had anything to say (positive > or negative) about: > 1) IBM drives > 2) Seagate drives > I have my own personal experiences with them, but am curious what > others have seen.
First Seagate I ever bought for personal use was in 1990. That 80 MB SCSI disk had a 12 month warranty and died in month 13. It wasn't until five months ago that I bought another Seagate, and I've never bought WD. The next personal use disk I bought was a 100 MB Quantum SCSI. That drive eventually refused to spin up, but long after it was retired as too small for normal duty. Next came a 213 MB SCSI Maxtor. That drive, like several Maxtors I've tested since, totally fails some benchmarking tests. It still works, but was and is slow. From then until Quantum disappeared into Maxtor I bought nothing but Quantum, many of them used Fireballs off of eBay. Next drive I bought was IBM 60 GXP. That had trouble right away but wasn't confirmed terminal until age 3 months. Its replacement is OK, so far, 11 months later, quiet enough and plenty fast. All Quantums, except the 100, that I installed in my own machines, still work. I put Fireball ATAs into a machine for my sister. That machine experienced four drive failures in less than 24 months. The first two Quantums were replaced under warranty, the first with a Quantum, the other with a Maxtor. The second original Quantum made it past its 12 month warranty and got replaced with a Maxtor. When the fourth drive failed, it was replaced with a 120 GXP IBM, so she now has that and her fifth Quantum/Maxtor. We chose the 120 GXP because I had actually bought it for myself but hadn't installed it yet. I put it in hers and bought another for myself. At the same time, I also bought two Seagate ST36001A's. Before buying the two IBMs and Seagates, I read a web review, probably at Tom's Hardware. The review was right, the Seagate is slower and quieter. The Seagate is too quiet. Without touching it or putting an ear to it, I can't hear it at all. I'm glad I don't need any drives right now. If I did, I'd probably try to buy IBM, but if I couldn't, Seagate. WD never was, and Quantum/Maxtor at 0/4 is history. Might try Fuji or Samsung in an emergency. I hope things improve. Right now every PATA drive carries a miserable 12 month warranty. To get three years you need SATA or firewire, but these devices are the same as PATA, just with the newer interfaces. The only decent risk left is SCSI and its 5 year warranty. Backup, backup, backup. -- "If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you. . . ." Proverbs 9:12 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/
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