Which brand harddrive?

[PookyBoy]

I've decided to get a 60gig, 7200 rpm harddrive. Particulary, I want one that's quiet and also relatively reliable if possible. Considering these factors, which brand should I get? Any comments or suggestions? Thanks.

 

[John]

Check here

 

[thraxes]

I use Maxtors and Western Digitals in all my configs that I sell.
In budget machines I put in Seagate OEM drives.

I am running 2 Western Digitals WD600AB (60-GB 5400-RPM) in my Rig without probs.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

the maxtor 740dx's are nice, and so are the seagate barracuda IV's, those are basically silent, and also fast.

can't comment on WD, and IBM's have a bad history, although it was only one series of hdd's that were bad, i don't trust them after that, at least not for a while.

 

[Athlon4all]

Maxtor or Western Digital. Both are solid, Maxtor's are a tad faster.

 

[ojai00]

I like Seagates. I have the Barracuda IV and it's quiet.

 

[HardDrive]

Seagate Barracudas are very fast.Text 😎

 

[ILikeSprite]

Maxtor is my persional fav. 🙂

 

[HereThereandEverywhere]

Western Digital is quite nice, my friend runs an 80 and 100 GB both a 7200 at blazing speeds.

 

[chuckieland]

Maxtor or Western Digital
have both
work great

 

[GT578]

IBM is okay.....don't listen to others.....only the 75GXP was bad.....and other companies have had bad models just like IBM with the 75GXP.

 

[scoobydooby]

To conclude what everyone said, all brands are great(Maxtor, Seagate, and WD) except IBM's have a bad history of dying. As far as I know the seagates are the quietest and I think the fastest drive is a SE WD but it's expensive. So I would recommend just finding which one fits your budget the best. Hope that helps.
Scoob