Re: what brand of hd


"boaz" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is getting very frustrating.

Back in the day, the choice was simple -- Western Digtial or Quantum
WD and Quantum were very reliable.

Ever since WD went down years ago, the choice was simple -- Maxtor.
Again Maxtor was very reliable.

Seagate and Conner were just bad.


Now after they've tried to drive everybody else out of business, we have
only two -- Seagate and Western Digital.

Reading the reviews from amazon.com is frustrating. Hard disks crashed in
both brand and lost everything within a week or so.

So... what to buy?




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One brand is superior to all others....

Seagate

WD is total crap.

Hitachi drives are loud and very very hot.

I would not trust any brand but Seagate.

Every single WD drive I have ever purchased has died within a year.

I have had two Hitachi drives...both died in less than 3 months.

*Every* Seagate drive I have ever owned is still working; one is over 10
year old.

Bobby



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