RE; I agree about WD.,I purchased an IBM deskstar 7200,easy install runs
cool to the touch and no problems to report,Ive had no experience with the
other brands. just my opinion
>
>> OK, So it looks like I gotta get a new drive... I know this has been
>> discussed before but my archive got lost in the crash: Anyone have
>> recomendations on drive brands / models? IBM, Maxtor, Seagate, Quantum,
>> Western Digital, QPS, Fujitsu... The list seems endless. All I know is
>> that I would like a 7200 rpm drive and I guess ATA66 min (even though I'm
>> on a G3/233DT-- I like the idea of being able to use it in newer systems
>> w/o a performance hit). Anything else I need to know? Do I need a new
>> cable for the new drive? Oh-- noise may be an issue too...
>
> I've got Seagate drives in Frankie. One 40 and one 20 gig. Both are 5400 RPM
> since I'm not doing anything that really benefits from fast disk access. IBM
> drives reside in my Wallstreet II, iMac and even in my Pentium III machine.
> I wouldn't buy a Western Digital drive again to save my live. I've had two
> die on me within a week of installing them. Different models even. Quantum
> are no longer their own company. They were bought out by Maxtor several
> months ago. There was a time where I couldn't recommend Quantum drives
> highly enough and still have a pair of 700 meggers in my 6100. Now days
> though I'd have a hard time recommending them because I've also had Maxtor
> drives die on me within a few short weeks of installing (three drives, all
> different models, two separate purchase times). I know nothing about QPS or
> Fujitsu drives.
>
>
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