- Jan 8, 2003
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Hi gang,
I have both a WD 80 GB 8MB cache (Special Edition of course) and a Maxtor 80GB 8MB cache. I only need one and can keep the Maxtor for $66 after rebate. Is it reliable though? I've heard of the WD "click of death" and I've heard Maxtor is one of the least popular drive makers. Then I've heard from retailers that Maxtor's are their lowest return rate drives, yet WD is much higher. (OK, will the REAL truth please step forward...?) You guys will know for sure, so if you could, whoever truly KNOWS or has real experience with this matter - could you please chime in with a few words of advice?
The drive by the way, is going to be used as an external backup to my external storage drive. I also have an internal 30GB drive that I work off of to create my work. (I'm a creative artist)
I'm thinking the Maxtor will be fine until I get a DVD-R burner, (within 6 months), and then if it does die, I'll have everything burned to DVD anyway. But this is worst case scenario - I really want to ensure that I have a good drive that is fast (and hopefully quiet).
Thanks you guys,
GS
I have both a WD 80 GB 8MB cache (Special Edition of course) and a Maxtor 80GB 8MB cache. I only need one and can keep the Maxtor for $66 after rebate. Is it reliable though? I've heard of the WD "click of death" and I've heard Maxtor is one of the least popular drive makers. Then I've heard from retailers that Maxtor's are their lowest return rate drives, yet WD is much higher. (OK, will the REAL truth please step forward...?) You guys will know for sure, so if you could, whoever truly KNOWS or has real experience with this matter - could you please chime in with a few words of advice?
The drive by the way, is going to be used as an external backup to my external storage drive. I also have an internal 30GB drive that I work off of to create my work. (I'm a creative artist)
I'm thinking the Maxtor will be fine until I get a DVD-R burner, (within 6 months), and then if it does die, I'll have everything burned to DVD anyway. But this is worst case scenario - I really want to ensure that I have a good drive that is fast (and hopefully quiet).
Thanks you guys,
GS