4 May
2005
4 May
'05
4:01 p.m.
At 10:48 PM 5/4/05 +0100, you wrote:
In message <Pine.LNX.4.20.0505040827140.375-100000
at rosetta.binhost.com>
JP Hindin <jplist at kiwigeek.com> wrote:
The ones built in the last couple of years are trash IMO. Obviously I
haven't used EVERY model that they make so that's only an opinion but I
would be leary of them. My data and time are a lot more valuable than the
drive so why take a chance?
Their Momentus laptop drives
I also apply this logic to why the latest 300GB
Maxtor disk lasts six to
eight months before dying, as opposed to any number of <100MB disks that
Never had a problem with Maxtors, aside from a 6-year-old 90845D4 (8.45GB)
DiamondMax that failed earlier this year.
Anyone know if Seagate's offerings are any good? are interesting, and I've got a 4.5GB U4 and a 6GB
Medalist here that work
fine - 1997 and 1998 manufacture dates. I seem to recall a hideously bad
batch of 2GB drives a few years back, 1995/1996 fab dates IIRC.
I've also got an 850MB Maxtor (7850AV), a 420MB Conner (CP420?), a 120MB
Fujitsu and an 80MB IBM here that just won't die...
I have a LOT of old drives that just keep running and running and
running. And I used to really like the Maxtors but the stuff made in the
last few years just seems to be crap. Like someone else mentioned, I
started having lots of problems when they went to the 7200 RPM and faster
drives. They all ran hot and were noisy and failed early. However this
IBM(?) drive is working fine and is quiet and cool.
Joe
Later.
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... BS (bee ess): n. An uninformed statement.