Maxtor or Western Digital?

[MainFramed]

which would say is better? or are they the same? i have had a couple maxtor hard drives....not a wd yet... i have heard from people that maxtor hard drives and WD are the best. from everything i read about them and see....the are always said to be the best. whats your thought on em?




BTW: 1000 POST THIS IS GREAT

 

[Night201]

Both are great drives. You really can't go wrong no matter which one you choose. I personally always seem to get Maxtor's (better deals I think) and the reliability has always been superb!

 

[tm37]

I have owned several maxtors and never had a problem.

I have never owned a WD but I did use them in some builds a few years ago and never heard any complaints.

 

[Paulson]

western digital...

and this isn't off topic, it's general hardware.

 

[Maharaja]

I happen to have a WD & a Maxtor in my home comp. They're both a few years old (WD I've had since 1999, the Maxtor since 2000) and I have no complaints. I do get the impression though that WD is better.
Anyway I just happened to read this article on some new hard drives on Hardware Analysis. Hope it helps.

 

[thomsbrain]

i hear people think the quality has gone down on the maxtors since the merger. so i bought a WD last time, but my old maxtor diamondmax 40 has been great.

 

[freakflag]

I, personally, prefer WD. However, it's very hard to argue with the performance of the Diamondmax series or any of the Fluid bearing models from Maxtor. Either one is good bet.

 

[NutBucket]

I like my Maxtors.

 

[Stallion]

I've bought at least 10 WD and none of them have failed me yet or given me any trouble.

 

[compuwiz1]

I've had the worst luck with IBM drives, and have had no Maxtor or WD failures. I believe either one is a good choice, but compare the specs and buy the one that makes most sense for your application and budget.

 

[SherEPunjab]

I"ve had problems with Western Digitals. 2, non caviar series.

i like seagates.

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: SherEPunjab
I"ve had problems with Western Digitals. 2, non caviar series.

i like seagates.

I've also had problems with WD drives. Both were the 45 gig 5400 rpm caviar.

 

[Ronstang]

In my current systems I have 3 Maxtors and 3 WDs....my only complaint with the WDs are they run extremely hot whereas the Maxtors are always cool....go figure.

 

[Pardus]

i like IBM, even though no one else doesnt.

 

[Dragnov]

Had a 20gig and 15 gigs 7200 rpm Western Digital Caviars. Both died on me after a 1 year and half or so and had to RMA.

So I went for Maxtor after that and got a 80gig and a 40gig 7200 RPM's. No problem yet after two years or so.

 

[Kadarin]

My PC has 2 160GB Maxtors, a WD 120GB, WD 100GB, and a WD 30GB. All work great, no issues..

 

[dethman]

i've owned at least 5 or 6 of each brand and i've never had a problem. seagate on the other hand, is another story.

 

[Sid59]

I own two maxtors and they are rock solid.

80 and 120 gig models.