Help me decide

[AndyApp]

I used to have a Western Digital 120Gig Cavier thing that crashed and I lost everything and it was only a few months old. I've finally got my money back so want to go for something else.

A shop near me currently has an offer on Maxtor HDD but I don't know what their like. I had heard IBM were good but the shop says not and a friend at work says the same.

Any advice appreciated.

"Life is like a Ferrari, it goes to fast.
But that's ok, because you can't afford it anyway" - Jim Davis (Garfield)

 

[paparazi]

We sell all of the main brands and Seagate Barracudas are by far the most reliable, they are also the quietest 7,200rpm drives on the market.
Sure there not the outright fastest but I would guess that comes secondary to reliability given your recent loss.
Martin

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[Jontmke]

I have owned Maxtor's for years and have not had any problems. There are a lot of different types though. Research a little on the RPM speeds, Cache, seek times, etc. Then decide how much you want to compromise, speed or size or price.
Example: You can get a 120GB 5400RPM 2MB cache drive for less tham $100. Or a 120GB 7200RPM 8MB cache for $170. Depends on how much you need and can afford. In my opinion, the greater advantages of the faster speed and larger cache are negligible for everday use like Word or Excel or web surfing. Video or Audio or Photo Editing maybe.

Jon

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[cdogg]

For Maxtor, I recommend the DiamondMax brands that are extremely quiet. Samsung is also reliable.

IBM isn't as bad as others might have implied. A couple years ago, they came out with a product line of drives (IBM 75GXP) in which a high percentage of drives failed prematurely. Then again, there were a lot of 75GXP owners that never reported a problem. A lot of people heard about it but never witnessed it first-hand. Nevertheless, IBM has since corrected it with a superior line of drives (120GXP and 180GXP) that have yet to get a lot of complaints.

It really doesn't matter who you go with. It's too bad that Western Digital drive failed like that. I've never had a problem with WD.

I spotted Maxtor and WD 120GB drives with 8MB cache for well under $130. Here are just a couple examples:

http://www.pricewatch.com/1/26/4321-16.htm

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