Il giorno 28-11-2011 14:57, Barry Levine ha scritto: > IIRC, LaCie external HD's originally contained Quantum HD's - back in the > day when 40MB and 80MB was alot, and SCSI was the standard! The drives we > had lasted for years past their obsolescence, with daily use. Whereas I > can't even keep track of the Western Digital drives I've had fail. It seems to me you're relying on far past events...
Alas, everything changes, and this is especially true with technology. A brand reputable years ago, might not be anymore nowadays. When doing my research about HDs, I noticed this is true for HD brands as well. So, thinking that what was the best five years ago, still is the best, can be misleading. > Wasn't Quantum was absorbed by Maxtor? Maxtor HD's in my experience have > lasted pretty well also. Of course, YMMV. AFAIK, Quantum is long dead. Maxtor nowadays has one of the worst reputation (and I can add my personal: several Maxtor failures in recent years). OTOH, WD had bad reputation years ago, but recently is held as one of the best (actually, WD is one of the 2 or 3 HD makers remaining). So, when thinking about buying HDs, one has to consider *recent* experience/feedback, not what was true long ago. IMHO. :-) -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
