Per A J Andersson wrote:
> On 02-06-28 at 23.25 Philip Stortz said:
>
> >first of all, yes, western digital drives resemble something
> >you might accidentally step in in terms of quality, i've
> >never heard of anyone who would buy another. second, did you
> >set one drive to be master and one to be slave? if not
>
>
> I'm just wondering if there really is as much evidence to judge a whole
>manufacturer, considering drives. Maybe there is, and then I'd like to know if you
>all think so.
>
> >From the above, it seems like (at least when used with Macs)...
>
> WD - bad
> IBM - good
> Quantum - good/faster
> Maxtor - bad/slower
> Seagate - bad
> Fujitsu - OK
I *mostly* agree. The Maxtor Diamondmax drive line is awesome. That is my drive of
choice, but it is hard to tell what you are going to get when you open the box
nowadays because Maxtor bought out Quantum.
I 100% agree with the position others are taking on Western Digital. They stink. I
will NEVER buy another WD drive again. Period.
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