RE: several list members were kind enough to warn me about maxtor service(LOL) before I bought one with a store warranty independant of maxtor,also I have an IBM as my main drive,I could still be oh so screwed,but I did my best forwarned,and thankgod its not western digital,even worse, (much)
on 7/27/02 9:35 PM, Roger Harris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > There are lots of problems with Maxtor 40 gig Diamond plus drives, I > don't know about the 80 gig. Macintouch (www.macintouch.com) has pages > with people discussing the Maxtor drives. > > I have had problems with two 40 gig Maxtors ant two 30 gig. > > Roger > > ****************************** > > Shirley Worth wrote: > >> A Maxtor 80 GB AT hard drive I installed about months ago went belly >> up -- I got a "system does not recognize this hard drive" message, >> used Newton to recover some files, then the next time I tried to >> start up my Mac did not even *see* the Maxtor. Now I want to replace >> it, but I'd like some advice -- Has anyone else had problems with a >> Maxtor disk? Should I try to turn it in under warranty and have >> Maxtor replace it? Or should I cut my losses and buy a different >> brand? >> >> (why didn't I write to this group *before* I bought the !@#$ thing?!? >> I found some good user reviews on CNET.) >> >> Thanks all, >> Shirley >> >> >> > > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
