Here we go again ... WOW ...
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I hate all the merging thats been going on lately. AMD + ATI..... Maxtor and WD.....
soon they're all going to be one massive company and the end consumer will be left in the dust
soon they're all going to be one massive company and the end consumer will be left in the dust
man, will DOJ approve this?
I still remember back in the days (1999) Seagate was like the last choice (for IDE) among all HDD makers. It was IBM, Quantum, WD, Maxtor (which is always hotly debated), and far down the chain will be Hitachi's and Seagate's. btw: I still have a 150mb Corner hdd
I still remember back in the days (1999) Seagate was like the last choice (for IDE) among all HDD makers. It was IBM, Quantum, WD, Maxtor (which is always hotly debated), and far down the chain will be Hitachi's and Seagate's. btw: I still have a 150mb Corner hdd
her209
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No way... the DeathStar 75XP were horrible. I had 2 of them fail on me. My 18GB UltraStar failed as well. I'm not suprised on but when IBM sold off their HDD to Hitachi.Originally posted by: andylawcc
man, will DOJ approve this?
I still remember back in the days (1999) Seagate was like the last choice (for IDE) among all HDD makers. It was IBM, Quantum, WD, Maxtor (which is always hotly debated), and far down the chain will be Hitachi's and Seagate's. btw: I still have a 150mb Corner hdd
yes yes, the infamous deathstar, but weren't they faster than the competitor? The deathstar got so famous because, well, it was so good that everyone bought it, and when it failed, everyone complained. At least that's the way I thought it was. I had one myself, and luckily it didn't die. I had a maxtor and WD died on me, I get to RMA the WD but not the maxtor.
daniel1113
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So if this goes through, we'll be down to Seagate, Hitachi, Samsung.... I can't remember, does Toshiba make HDs as well?
I had a 60gxp and 75gxp; the former failed, but latter lasted for quite a while. I think I still have it lying around somewhere.
competition is coming from samsung/sandisk/flash drive makers who are starting to make 32gb drives for laptops.
yah they cost $900 right now but in a year or two they will probably be like $100.
yah they cost $900 right now but in a year or two they will probably be like $100.
DanTMWTMP
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LOL ya I remember those damn HDD's. There were a bunch on hotdeals, and I kid you not, EVERYONE I KNEW who had those deathstar 30-75XP's died on them.
I have mixed feelings about this merger. OK, so I donno the full details, but initial thought is, what about competition?
Kelemvor
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Originally posted by: andylawcc
man, will DOJ approve this?
I still remember back in the days (1999) Seagate was like the last choice (for IDE) among all HDD makers. It was IBM, Quantum, WD, Maxtor (which is always hotly debated), and far down the chain will be Hitachi's and Seagate's. btw: I still have a 150mb Corner hdd
Yep. When Seagate first came out they were known for selling drives very cheap but the quality was sometimes questioned. But they just kept plugging along and all of a sudden they were the #1 HDD maker in the world. I've always used their drives and with the 5 year warranty standard, I will never use anyone else's.
Rock Hydra
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Originally posted by: n7
I didn't care about Maxtor, since well, like many, i thought they sucked.
But WD?
I do hope not.
More competition is better, & IMO, WD was excellent competiton to Seagate.
My exact thoughts.
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