I Invisible MetalHead Techie Messages 2,912 Location Minnesota Mar 27, 2008 #11 seagate may have a 5 year warrenty but for that price, just get the samsung
siddanth3 In Runtime Messages 395 Location manchester, NH Mar 27, 2008 #12 b1gapl said: If you look on the site, it says 3 years. Click to expand... wow, very nice and for the money, totally worth it i guess.
b1gapl said: If you look on the site, it says 3 years. Click to expand... wow, very nice and for the money, totally worth it i guess.
I Invisible MetalHead Techie Messages 2,912 Location Minnesota Mar 27, 2008 #13 nitestick said: what has a theory concerning transistors got to do with magnetic platters? in response to the OP, Samsung drives are good quality and reliable. there really isn't any truly unreliable manufacturer in the HDD market. Click to expand... maxtor
nitestick said: what has a theory concerning transistors got to do with magnetic platters? in response to the OP, Samsung drives are good quality and reliable. there really isn't any truly unreliable manufacturer in the HDD market. Click to expand... maxtor
Ste Do not Stare at my Avatar Messages 9,578 Location Upon Gleaning Infinity Mar 27, 2008 #14 No, maxtors are comparable to the rest now.
veedubfreak Golden Master Messages 6,979 Mar 27, 2008 #15 You still couldnt pay me to use a maxtor drive for anything that i need the data.
nOcLuE98 Biohazardous Messages 1,673 Mar 27, 2008 #16 veedubfreak said: You still couldnt pay me to use a maxtor drive for anything that i need the data. Click to expand... haha, laughed out loud to that. nice
veedubfreak said: You still couldnt pay me to use a maxtor drive for anything that i need the data. Click to expand... haha, laughed out loud to that. nice
I Invisible MetalHead Techie Messages 2,912 Location Minnesota Mar 27, 2008 #17 veedubfreak said: You still couldnt pay me to use a maxtor drive for anything that i need the data. Click to expand... HAHA my uncle works for seagate and it is commonly known in the hard drive world that maxtors are towards the bottom of performance/reliablity
veedubfreak said: You still couldnt pay me to use a maxtor drive for anything that i need the data. Click to expand... HAHA my uncle works for seagate and it is commonly known in the hard drive world that maxtors are towards the bottom of performance/reliablity
Ste Do not Stare at my Avatar Messages 9,578 Location Upon Gleaning Infinity Mar 27, 2008 #18 Maybe 2 years ago. They are much better now... No reason not to buy them. People should keep backups of thier data reguardless of what harddrive they have.
Maybe 2 years ago. They are much better now... No reason not to buy them. People should keep backups of thier data reguardless of what harddrive they have.
Nitestick Golden Master Messages 8,478 Location Ñмерти Ð´Ð»Ñ Ñпаме Mar 27, 2008 #19 there aren't any unreliable drives on the market! there may be some with a higher rate of failure but not to the point of being considered unreliable. the Maxtor drives i've worked with have out lasted the Seagate's i've worked with.
there aren't any unreliable drives on the market! there may be some with a higher rate of failure but not to the point of being considered unreliable. the Maxtor drives i've worked with have out lasted the Seagate's i've worked with.
veedubfreak Golden Master Messages 6,979 Mar 27, 2008 #20 Sorry, but after my last job and replacing at lesat 200 maxtor drives over a 3 year span...no..never.
Sorry, but after my last job and replacing at lesat 200 maxtor drives over a 3 year span...no..never.