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Spec:
Capacity 250GB
Cache 8MB
RPM 7200 RPM
Average Seek Time 9.3ms
Average Latency 4.2ms
Interface Serial ATA150

and yeah...No Stinking Rebate
 
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DeMody

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Anyone try two of these in a RAID0 config? If so, how long have you been using and any problems?

Thanks video and abre for the links!!!
 
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So very tempted am I!

I just ordered a 250GB drive a couple days ago for a HTPC I'm building, and I already have over 2TB of space on my network, one thing I do NOT need is more hard drives ... BUT I KEEP FRIGGIN BUYING THEM ANYWAYS AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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douglasb

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These are DiamondMax 9 series, and DiamondMax 11 just came out, and is already almost obsolete. I bought 2 160 GB Hitachi SATA300 drives (these Maxtors are SATA 150) to RAID0, but this offer is tempting because of the price. The only thing holding me back is that it's Maxtor. I have ALWAYS had bad luck with Maxtor drives, but the real kicker is this - Maxtor just got bought out by Seagate, so now all Maxtor warranties are legally null and void. Plus, these drives are so old, the whopping 1-year warranty is probably already expired amyways. Most likely NewEgg is trying to get rid of every last one of these drives, hence the really low price. This is a great deal, but I wouldn't put any critical data on one of these, unless you enjoy hearing it click-click-click to death...
 
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DefRef

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Maxtor just got bought out by Seagate, so now all Maxtor warranties are legally null and void.

How do you figure this? Proof or just hating on Maxtor?
 
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douglasb

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Originally posted by: DefRef
Maxtor just got bought out by Seagate, so now all Maxtor warranties are legally null and void.

How do you figure this? Proof or just hating on Maxtor?
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I'm not sure which part you're disputing. If you're wondering about Seagate buying out Maxtor, read any computer industry publication, or it might even be in the Wall Street Journal. I'm not making this up. Seagate bought out Maxtor's stock for 1.9 BILLION dollars. Personally, I read about it in this month's MaximumPC (page 12, left sidebar), but I'm sure it's on Slashdot, PC Magazine, and so forth. Seagate now controls 60% of the desktop storage market. I actually like Seagate, and I don't work for them, Hitachi, WD, or any other drive maker, so I have absolutely no reason to be making this up. Just as sure as you are reading this on Anandtech.com, Seagate now owns Maxtor.

As far as the warranties, when a company is bought out (Maxtor no longer exists as a company), it's warranties and obligations cease to exist. I know about this firsthand because I had a VisionTek videocard Ti4600 that I tried to get a replacement VIVO cable for after Visiontek changed ownership, and even though they retained the same name, they are considered a different corporate entity because of the new ownership, and basically they told me the "lifetime warranty" that came with my card ended with the life of the company's current structure and ownership. I'm not the biggest fan of Maxtor, you got me there, but why would I make up a slanderous statement like that? If you know any attorneys or law students, especially specializing in corporate law, ask them about this, and should be all the proof you need. Or you can smash your Maxtor drive with a hammer and try to RMA it. Either way, that would prove the point. I'm not the world's biggest Maxtor fan, but I'm not a blatant liar, either, so just look it up or ask around if you don't believe me. I found out about the warranties ceasing to exist the hard way, and I posted that so others don't also find out the hard way that their warranties don't exist any more because the company was bought out.

I've had awful luck with Maxtor drives, but I surely can't hate on them, because they don't even exist any more. In the words of MaximumPC, "pour out a 40-ouncer in honor of Maxtor - the company's a goner.
 
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Originally posted by: douglasb
Originally posted by: DefRef
Maxtor just got bought out by Seagate, so now all Maxtor warranties are legally null and void.

How do you figure this? Proof or just hating on Maxtor?
Click to expand...

I'm not sure which part you're disputing. If you're wondering about Seagate buying out Maxtor, read any computer industry publication, or it might even be in the Wall Street Journal. I'm not making this up. Seagate bought out Maxtor's stock for 1.9 BILLION dollars. Personally, I read about it in this month's MaximumPC (page 12, left sidebar), but I'm sure it's on Slashdot, PC Magazine, and so forth. Seagate now controls 60% of the desktop storage market. I actually like Seagate, and I don't work for them, Hitachi, WD, or any other drive maker, so I have absolutely no reason to be making this up. Just as sure as you are reading this on Anandtech.com, Seagate now owns Maxtor.

As far as the warranties, when a company is bought out (Maxtor no longer exists as a company), it's warranties and obligations cease to exist. I know about this firsthand because I had a VisionTek videocard Ti4600 that I tried to get a replacement VIVO cable for after Visiontek changed ownership, and even though they retained the same name, they are considered a different corporate entity because of the new ownership, and basically they told me the "lifetime warranty" that came with my card ended with the life of the company's current structure and ownership. I'm not the biggest fan of Maxtor, you got me there, but why would I make up a slanderous statement like that? If you know any attorneys or law students, especially specializing in corporate law, ask them about this, and should be all the proof you need. Or you can smash your Maxtor drive with a hammer and try to RMA it. Either way, that would prove the point. I'm not the world's biggest Maxtor fan, but I'm not a blatant liar, either, so just look it up or ask around if you don't believe me. I found out about the warranties ceasing to exist the hard way, and I posted that so others don't also find out the hard way that their warranties don't exist any more because the company was bought out.

I've had awful luck with Maxtor drives, but I surely can't hate on them, because they don't even exist any more. In the words of MaximumPC, "pour out a 40-ouncer in honor of Maxtor - the company's a goner.
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Wouldn't any decent company honor previous obligations of the bought out company? When Cingular bought out AT&T, they still serviced AT&T's customers
 
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StumbleBum1

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I remember when Maxtor bought Quantum a few years back..Maxtor honored Quantums service and warranties
 
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Mephistokur

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It's fairly rare that a company that gets bought out doesn't pass its contractural obligations on to the new company. Saying that all warranties are null and void is you talking out your ass.

Sure, sometimes that happens, but normally only if the buy-out is a bail-out of a company that is already in bankruptcy.
I am sure that if you contact Seagate they will confirm this.
 
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ninjazed

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I've been using two 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9's in a RAID 0 array for over three years now. These drives are very nice as far as I'm concerned. Quiet, dependable and fast (at least for my aging system). Sorry to hear Maxtor got swallowed up by Seagate since I have never been a big fan of their drives. Oh well, I guess I'll have to build my next box with a couple of those new 150GB W-D Raptors that Anandtech just reviewed!
 
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unclebud

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huh! didn't know that
although it should be noted that seagate is the one with the 5 year warranties?
 
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douglasb

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Originally posted by: Mephistokur
It's fairly rare that a company that gets bought out doesn't pass its contractural obligations on to the new company. Saying that all warranties are null and void is you talking out your ass.

Sure, sometimes that happens, but normally only if the buy-out is a bail-out of a company that is already in bankruptcy.
I am sure that if you contact Seagate they will confirm this.
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It's not talking out of my ass - I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE. Visiontek isn't exactly the shadiest of companies, and they did exactly what I said. And this was just new ownership, not a merger or buyout. I could be wrong, maybe Seagate will do the nice guy thing, but trust me - I have absolutely no reason to just make that up and "talk out of my ass." I am speaking from personal experience, one that I doubt you've had the displeasure of having. Let's hope I'm wrong, but if Seagate doesn't honor Maxtor warranties, you guys should buy me a 6-pack or something :beer:
 
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jmunjr

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Dude will you just quit talking.. You're stinking up the room!

Originally posted by: douglasb
It's not talking out of my ass - I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE. Visiontek isn't exactly the shadiest of companies, and they did exactly what I said. And this was just new ownership, not a merger or buyout. I could be wrong, maybe Seagate will do the nice guy thing, but trust me - I have absolutely no reason to just make that up and "talk out of my ass." I am speaking from personal experience, one that I doubt you've had the displeasure of having. Let's hope I'm wrong, but if Seagate doesn't honor Maxtor warranties, you guys should buy me a 6-pack or something :beer:
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douglasb

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Originally posted by: jnmunsey
Dude will you just quit talking.. You're stinking up the room!

Originally posted by: douglasb
It's not talking out of my ass - I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE. Visiontek isn't exactly the shadiest of companies, and they did exactly what I said. And this was just new ownership, not a merger or buyout. I could be wrong, maybe Seagate will do the nice guy thing, but trust me - I have absolutely no reason to just make that up and "talk out of my ass." I am speaking from personal experience, one that I doubt you've had the displeasure of having. Let's hope I'm wrong, but if Seagate doesn't honor Maxtor warranties, you guys should buy me a 6-pack or something :beer:
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I'll quit stinking up the place with my threadcrapping, sure, but don't think for one second that your post is any better, or contributes anything more to the thread. Anyways, enough about all that. This thread isn't about you or me, or our opinions on anything but this deal (which I happen to agree is a HOT one). If you've had good luck with Maxtor (I haven't, but it's just luck of the draw really), then by all means, go for it. I've had the misfortune of getting several stinkers from Maxtor, so I'm a little sour on them and I prefer Hitachi or Seagate, but there are plenty of folks who swear by Maxtor.

Anyways, one thing I just realized is that the buyout could be a blessing in disguise if Seagate honors the Maxtor warranties, and your drive breaks down during the end of the warranty. If the Maxtor drives are no longer produced, Seagate would have to send you a newer Seagate model. I don't know how the whole warranty thing will pan out, but it will be interesting to see. My experience tells me that Seagate will either only provide support (but no RMA) for Maxtor products, or they will provide both for a limited time then phase the Maxtor line out. The good news is, I could be dead wrong, and Seagate could extend the Maxtor warranties to equal the 5-year Seagate warranties, although that's kind of a longshot. If anybody gets an update on this soon, I'd love to hear about it. I might actually buy a pair of these if they had the 5-year warranty.
 
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personally....

I do not buy drives because of warranties. I find that 90% of all drives last for years and beyound.

I value my data more then a drive warrantie. I am not gonna ship my drive back just to get another 'refurbish' drive so I can risk losing my data again. No thanks.

I may just be lucky but I have not had drive failure with in warranty from any manufacture. Yes even seagates 5 years warranty has been going on strong. Tho, I've seen other people have WD drives fail with warranty.

Point is that I'd rather just buy a new drive if it failed.

As for what seagate is going to do now that it is the new owner is anyones guess but I would not be surprised if they honerd the current warrantie on the box.

OTHER then that this is a smoking deal! :) I'd jump in but I don't need any more drives since....... I too have a 1.5 TB of storage. :) Got in on WD 300Gig for my HTPC.

 
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