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

[Jesse Kaufman <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yeah, right now, due to the persuasion of two people on this list, i'm
looking into a Fujitsu at PCStop.com for $153 (same price as the WD i was
looking at)...



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

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote:

> I'll add my two cents, Jesse.  I have, over many purchase iterations, lost two
> WD's and none each of Maxtor, Fujitsu, Quantum, nor Seagate.  I hope that 
> helps.
> I won't ever purchase another WD.
> 
> jeff
> 
> 
> Jesse Kaufman wrote:
> 
> > ok, i'll check them out...  looked just a little bit last nite, but was
> > too upset to really think about it, due to my maxtor crapping out...  i've
> > heard people swear by and swear at just about any drive out there, but i'm
> > mostly going by what people on this list say & the experience i've
> > had...  i'll probably get either a WD, Seagate, or Fujitsu, depending on
> > the price and size of each...  really want to get a 20GB, since then it
> > would be easier to re-organize my mp3z to reburn to cd's (they're all over
> > the place now, and i'm pretty anal about the organization of them)
> >
> >           <<< Jesse Kaufman (kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) >>>
> >
> > On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Jonathan Hall wrote:
> >
> > > I've never heard any body complain about Fujitsu...
> > >
> > > I have heard people complain about Maxtor and WD.  Maybe Fujitsu would be
> > > the safer option?  They aren't much more expensive, and sometimes 
> > > (depending
> > > on the size) have been cheaper than WD or Maxtor in my experience.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 12:00:10PM -0600, 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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