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[BuddyC]

the story, real quick: friend's 30 GB HD dies over the weekend. Browsing newegg.com, I see a bunch of good prices but I don't know what brand to pick up. Looking for about 40 GB. What's the best one out of those listed here?

 

[goodcow]

Western Digital

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Anything *but* Maxtor. Trust.

 

[Teknopathetic]

Maxtor.

 

[jenov4]

Just stay away from Hitachi/IBM.

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

40 gigs? I see 200 gig's at office depot for about $130 every couple of months.


I know people constantly say maxtor is garbage, but I've never had a problem with their drives. I have three maxtors.

 

[Crazymoogle]

Just stay away from Hitachi/IBM.

Bingo.

Every other brand has their ups and downs, but Hitachi/IBM has the hardcore bad history.

 

[aoi tsuki]

Yeah, i've had three Maxtors and a WD. No problems with any of them. My mom's had problems with both of her WDs. Only drives i'd stay away from are IBM.

 

[Teknopathetic]

I wouldn't get a 200-ish GB hard drive. There's only so much they can fit on them with all the platters. A lot of them are pretty unstable.

 

[Black_Mamba]

Anything *but* Maxtor. Trust.

What's the problem with Maxtor?

 

[pixelated]

Theres no problem with maxtor, for any brand few hds fail but most don't though

 

[Pochacco]

I have Maxtor and Western Digital drives - no problems with either whatsoever.
I think Seagate is good too.

And go for at least an 80GB one... might as well.

 

[BuddyC]

When they're using less than 25% of their 30 GB HD, it seems pointless to upgrade beyond 40 GB.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Maxtor.

Exactly

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

Anything *but* Maxtor. Trust.

I've never had a problem with any of my Maxtor drives.

 

[Drexon]

WD and the Seagate 7200.7 series is the way to go.

 

[Suerte]

WD and the Seagate 7200.7 series is the way to go.

He speaks the truth.

 

[Mason]

I have a 250 GB Maxtor and I haven't had a single problem.

 

[Crispy]

What's the problem with IBM's drives?
I've had my 40GB IBM for almost three years now, still works fine as far as I can tell.

 

[Drexon]

Crispy> It's a gamble. You know how bad a reputation they have. I too didn't believe it until 2 discs crashed on me. :/

 

[jenov4]

What's the problem with IBM's drives?
I've had my 40GB IBM for almost three years now, still works fine as far as I can tell.

They'll overheat. I can't remember exactly where, but there was a huge thread on some PC hardware forum mentioning how crappy IBM/Hitachi drives are.

Once you hear the 'click of death' (It's like this loud griding noise) you better get the data to another drive ASAP.

 

[Crispy]

Crispy> It's a gamble. You know how bad a reputation they have. I too didn't believe it until 2 discs crashed on me. :/

Hmmm ok, guess I'm lucky then! I always seem to get lucky with stuff I buy, it almost never breaks.

A friend of mine always reads those consumer magazines and buys the best tested hardware, but his stuff ALWAYS breaks. I know he treats his things really well, so that's not it, maybe his house is built on an ancient graveyard or something.

Once you hear the 'click of death' (It's like this loud griding noise) you better get the data to another drive ASAP.

Ok, I'll be watching out for that! Still silent as a stealthy ninja though.

 

[Crazymoogle]

They'll overheat. I can't remember exactly where, but there was a huge thread on some PC hardware forum mentioning how crappy IBM/Hitachi drives are.

Once you hear the 'click of death' (It's like this loud griding noise) you better get the data to another drive ASAP.

40 Deskstar hard drives have failed at our office starting as of a couple years back. It's pretty much as you say - overheat, click, drive gone.