[aclug-L] Re: UHOH!!!!

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

well, seeing as how the maxtor drive i have is the one that's crapping
out, i think i'll go for something else...  right now, i'm looking at a
20.4GB WD for about $160 on pricewatch...  when i worked at my HS, we
swore by WD's and Seagates...   gonna check into a Seagate also, and if i
can find a similar priced one, i'll snatch that instead...  staying away
from Quantum & Maxtor from now on...  : ^ )

          <<< Jesse Kaufman (kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) >>>

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Brian Chapman wrote:

> At 3/1/00 09:54 AM , Dale W Hodge wrote:
> > 
> > I keep hearing this, but I've had good luck with Maxtor & Quantum, and
> > nothing but poor luck with WD. Seagate/Conner drives have been so-so.
> > (Yes, they are made by the same company - have been for the last few
> > years).  I think it's a coin toss.  I figure you might see more Maxtor
> > failures because they are the probably the most installed drive these
> > days. Just the law of averages kicking in.
> 
> Yeah, I've had excellent experiences with Maxtor (*fingers crossed, knock
> on wood*). I used to work with Western Digital at a local comptuer store
> chain as a PC technician, and I wouldn't take one if it was given to me,
> but that's just been my experience I suppose. Although, We used to even
> have a name for a common problem to WD drives that we named the "Western
> Digital Klunk", based on a sound it would make.
> 
> Anyway, you can get a 20 Gig Maxtor for less than $200 now.
> 
> 
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