Are Seagate HDs any good?

[DefRef]

Outpost is having a killer deal on a Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80GB 7200RPM HD for $130 after MIR, but how is the quality? I'm looking at the 60GB Maxtor 7200RPM for $130 after MIR at CompUSA, but 20 more gigs would be nice, but only if it's going to last. A 3-year warranty is worthless if your data goes poof!

 

[Vegito]

all brand have equal chance of failing... i have a lot of fail quantums but i still use them... now i'm sitting on the barracuda 180gb scsi's, it's got 5 year warranty and mtbf of like 1,000,000 hours or something.. something really high.. but i use them in a raid 5 so i won't worry as much

 

[Paulson]

Seagates are damn quite and pretty reliable...

Some prefer to call them the IBM replacement in terms of quiteness, speed, and stability.

 

[AEboy128]

They are AWESOME! From what I have seen they are quite quick and reliable.

 

[thomsbrain]

I my time, I've replaced 3 dead Seagates, 1 dead IBM and 2 dead Western Digital's. Take it for what you want.

 

[ThatDumbGuy]

I'll jump on that bandwagon, have a barracuda III and IV, no problems, quiet too.

 

[DefRef]

Storage Review gave it a good write-up, but the forum posters mention heat as an issue. This will be going in the bottom slot of an SX1030 with the 3 HDs spaces above it filled with Maxtors. I have a fan in the HD bracket, but the IDE cables keep the air from flowing thru very well. Anyone have problems with heating and cooling?

 

[DefRef]

^bump^

 

[Jasmine]

Seagate cheeta 15000. Once you make the switch theres no going back...

Its kinda like going from a 56k modem to t1.

 

[Demonicon]

When I think of Seagate, I think of SCSI, and I think powerhouse.

I've also heard the Seagate IV's are super quiet.

 

[DefRef]

Might be a moot point. It looks backordered.🙁

 

[SyahM]

I have a barracuda 30GB 7200rpm for almost three years and it's still working like a charm, quite too. Go for it, i'm buying one for my girlfriend. thanks for the link.