Which 80G Hard Drive? Please Advise

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DJediMaster

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I'm looking at purchasing the 80gig maxtor drive or the 80g WD drive with 8 mb cache. I never owned a WD drive before and all my maxtor drives have good track records. Which drive would you recommend based on performace and reliablity? Thanks
 
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IronCityPA

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I'm using the Maxtor 40 gig 740dx series drive and like it alot. Maxtor has probably one of the most reliable drives in my opinion. A good friend of mine who works in the field and knows what hard drives last said WD drive quality has been lacking and he replaces them alot along with the Seagate drives. Actually, not that this is one of your choices, but I have 2 Samsung 80 gig SP8004H hard drives for storage and they are a GREAT bang for the buck and my friend says Samsungs have always been very reliable. Also, they offer decent performance. According to storagereview.com though the WD drives are at the top for performance. I'd go with the Maxtor though. Just my 2 cents.
 
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I'm using a WD 80GB 8mb cache hdd in my new rig right now. Not one complaint so far, and it's quite obviously faster than the IBM 40GB 60GXP or something I had in my old computer.
 
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halkebul

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I'm using a WD 80GB 8mb cache hdd in my new rig right now. Not one complaint so far, and it's quite obviously faster than the IBM 40GB 60GXP or something I had in my old computer.
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I second this. Western Digital 80GB special edition hard drive all the way.
 
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overclock

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Get a Maxtor 80gb 7200 rpm LIQUID bearing drive. These are SWEET! I run two of these and they are completely silent except for a very light head clicking when reading and writing.

[Let the flames begin] WD drives are extremely loud. ] I had one for about a week then sold it to a friend. [/Flames

You can get the liquid bearing drives at Newegg.com or Staples if you know the code on the box. I don't remember the code off the top of my head.
 
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WhoDeeny

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Originally posted by: overclock
Get a Maxtor 80gb 7200 rpm LIQUID bearing drive. These are SWEET! I run two of these and they are completely silent except for a very light head clicking when reading and writing.

[Let the flames begin] WD drives are extremely loud. ] I had one for about a week then sold it to a friend. [/Flames

You can get the liquid bearing drives at Newegg.com or Staples if you know the code on the box. I don't remember the code off the top of my head.
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Maxtor rocks
 
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NasdaqTrader889

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I have 4 Maxtor drives and have never had a problem with them at all. I think it is a personal choice, if you buy a WD and then have doubts because you heard this from some friend or this then you'll feel that you have made the wrong decision. Just stick with what you know has worked for you in the past.
 
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KingTrav1

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2 of the 3 Maxtor drives I've owned have died and I have RMA'd them both. The 3rd drive is still running after two years, and I wouldn't be suprised if it died sometime soon. I own 3 WD drives and none of them have died, still using them. My vote goes to the WD drive.
 
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Antoneo

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Seagate Cuda IV! I have one but I'm not sure if it's there or not til I look at the HD lights :).
 
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Bovinicus

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Seageate, Maxtor, and Western Digital all make quality harddisk drives. Seagate is what I would suggest if you are trying to go with a silent system. Wester Digital is what I would select if you want max performance. Maxtor is what I would select if you want excellent performance at a lower price than the Western Digital.
 
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aceO07

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Originally posted by: Antoneo
Seagate Cuda IV! I have one but I'm not sure if it's there or not til I look at the HD lights :).
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I actually just install my Seagate 80giger yesterday. It's not as silent as I assumed. It's quieter than my IBMs, but I can still hear them when they access data.

Here's something interesting from the speedfan help file. I use speedfan to get system/drive temperatures and control fans. This is regarding S.M.A.R.T readings from the Seagate drive. According to all the reports I've received, there are, for example, SEAGATE hard disks that report a very poor RAW READ ERROR RATE attribute, leading to a low WORST value and, according to the flags set for this attribute by the manufacturer, to a low FITNESS index.

My Seagate Cuda IV has a fitness score of 43%. :p I think it was 70% when I first checked a day ago.
 
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BD231

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WD's have always been very loud for me, I'd go with a Maxtor liquid bearing drive. If it's just for storage I'd advise getting a 5,400rpm drive, they last longer and dont make so much heat.
 
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kef7

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Another vote for the W-D 80g SE, it just replaced my 40g maxtor that is failing and the W-D is noticeably faster and quiter.
 
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thorin

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To recap that's:

Maxtor: 5
Seagate: 1
IBM: 1
Western Digital Special Edition: 10

There was one post that basically said something good about each brand so I didn't include it in the count.

Thorin
 
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techfuzz

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I parted ways with IBM some time ago after the DeathStar drives fiasco. All 5 drives I owned from that series eventually failed. Every one of them. I'm jumped ship and went with a WD 120GB 8MB cache after that and couldn't be happier. I purchased 2 more WD 80GB 8MB cache drives last night that I'm going to RAID 1 together in a new PC I'm building next week.
 
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Mavrick007

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I like my 120gig WD JB as well, and since I've also had 3 Maxtor drives go bad, I would go with something else too.
 
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