--- Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i just got a replacement maxtor, and bought myself a
> quantum at the same
> time. the quantum is quieter and transfers data
> much faster for medium
> size reads, they both slow down for very large files
> and are both quick
> for very small files. neither drive can fully keep
> up with the ata 66
> bus, although they are close. for 7200 rpm drives
> ata 66 is just about
> right. the models are:maxtor 5T060H6 and QUANTUM
> FIREBALL AS A60.0 or
> "QMP60000AS" depending on if you go by the dirt
> cheap drives number or
> what apple system profiler says. both are basically
> 60G, although the
> quantum is a little smaller. both are also ata100
> capable (the quantum
> is anyway, not sure about the maxtor). both are
> 7200 rpm.
You *do* know that Maxtor and Quantum are the same
company, right?
> can't say
> anything about reliability, although quantum's scsi
> drives are great
> (which may have no bearing on their ata drives).
I have had good luck with Quantum's SCSI drives, and
have had no experience with their ATA drives.
> fujitsu definitely
> makes good drives also. in any case, steer clear of
> western digital and
> seagate as well as conner, they've had reliability
> problems and in some
> cases recalls to fix poorly designed hardware.
I personally have had good experiences with Fujitsu's
SCSI drives, but others on this list, whose opinions I
respect, say they are awful, and this is why Fujitsu
is getting out of the HD business. The Western Digital
Caviar 4gb OEM drive that came originally in my Beige
G3 DT was and is the worst HD of any type that I have
ever used.
> i've previously had terrible problems with maxtor,
> which has soured me
> on them. the problem with maxtor was with their "no
> quibble" warranty.
> they quibbled allot, it took nearly 2 months of
> emails and phone calls,
> and in the end 2 people claimed to be the same
> person, and insisted i
> hadn't talked to anyone else. however, one voice
> was clearly female and
> the other clearly male, but perhaps someone started
> taking hormones in
> preparation for a sex change, it's the only way
> maxtor's people could
> have been telling the truth. this kind of warranty
> nightmare is more
> than enough for me to stay away from their products.
> the maxtor i have
> came with the machine, i wish when it died i could
> have gotten another
> brand, and i'm glad the warranty issues were handled
> by apple.
This is odd. I replaced the OEM WD drive with a Maxtor
10gb 5400rpm drive and then a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus
40 7200rpm 40gb drive. Both are fast and quiet, the
40gb drive in particular. Recently, I started
experiencing some data corruption with the 10gb drive.
I called up Maxtor, and had absolutely no problems
with their "no quibble" warranty. I was on the phone
with them for less than ten minutes, and they are
advance shipping me a new unit, with *zero* hassles.
I was so impressed with the way Maxtor handled the
whole process that I bought a DiamondMax Plus 60
7200rpm 60gb drive for $156 including shipping from
newegg.com:
<http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=14&manufactory=1304>
You can also get the IBM DeskStar 60GXP 7200rpm 60gb
drive for $155 including shipping here:
<http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=14&manufactory=1302>
I have heard very good things about the DeskStar from
others (Hi, Peter!), and IBM makes the best SCSI
drives hands-down. However, I went for the Maxtor due
to my good history with them, and what at least I
consider to be their superior customer support (maybe
I just got lucky, dunno). I don't think you could go
wrong with either of these drives, and newegg has the
best prices I've seen.
Alex MacLeod
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