Is this a good hard drive?

[jakobkraft]

http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=555003


I had a 160GB Seagate, my first SG, and it's slowly crapping out on me. The volume shows up as dirty every other day and I ran a diagnostic which it passed the first time, then failed the second minutes later.
These drives are crap, I'm forced to conclude.

Had a wonderful, though smaller, Western Digital 80GB and would like to go back to those, but would like to know if anyone has this particular drive already, and if so, any thoughts? Or recommendations, 250GB and up? Thanks in advance...

 

[overst33r]

The Hitachi deskstar 250GB is very popular and cheap, give it a look. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe...ctCode=100594-2&affiliate=pricegrabber

$136 shipped

 

[patsfan33]

This one is better

http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/Vi...Desc.asp?description=22-144-417&depa=0

 

[shoRunner]

i'd check out the hot deals forum, you can often get a 250gb for ~$50 after mail in rebates.

 

[anarchyreigns]

If you want to go WD, this would be a better choice...has a 16mb cache.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

 

[CraigRT]

As long as you don't buy Maxtor, you should be fine.

I can't believe you don't like Seagate, they are the only brand of hard drive I have complete faith in.

 

[jakobkraft]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
As long as you don't buy Maxtor, you should be fine.

I can't believe you don't like Seagate, they are the only brand of hard drive I have complete faith in.

Well, you only get one chance to make a first impression and my first with SG has gone very badly...

 

[anarchyreigns]

Originally posted by: patsfan33
This one is better

http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/Vi...Desc.asp?description=22-144-417&depa=0

Better than what? That's the same drive the OP was asking about.

 

[bigboxes]

Sorry to hear that, but if your drive is slowly dying then back your data up and rma that puppy. You can do that cuz it has a 5 year warranty. I'm sure it is a fluke. All hdds fail, but Seagates are built better than others. Has Seagate given you a hard time about returning it? Good luck bro.