Rant Mode "On"....I Hate Maxtor Drives!

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Sorry, but I have to vent...

Just had two Maxtor drives fail this week...an old 20GB (no surprise)
and a newer 200GB. I had an expensive 300GB Maxtor fail about a year
ago. No data loss - I keep everything backed up, but still an aggravation.

I have much better luck with my WD, Hitachi or Seagate drives - no
failures that I can remember.

YMMV, but in the future, I am sticking with Seagate drives with 5yr
warranties.
 
Previously No Spam said:
Sorry, but I have to vent...
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Just had two Maxtor drives fail this week...an old 20GB (no surprise)
and a newer 200GB. I had an expensive 300GB Maxtor fail about a year
ago. No data loss - I keep everything backed up, but still an aggravation.
Click to expand...
I have much better luck with my WD, Hitachi or Seagate drives - no
failures that I can remember.
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YMMV, but in the future, I am sticking with Seagate drives with 5yr
warranties.
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Maxtors die ''reliably'' if not cooled well. A known issue.

Arno
 

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