What are some good harddrives?

[Jester DTM]

Gryphon is hooking me up with a copy of XP and I am going to get a second slave hardrive for it. I saw that Western Digital is rated pretty decent, and I can get 40gig for 93 dollars. I also hear bad things about MAXTOR so whasuup? <p><img src="http://www.thzclan.com/public_html/jest ... img><br><a href="mailto:jester@thzclan.com">THZ*Jester[DTM]</a><br>Cerberus of <a href="http://www.thzclan.com">The Hounds of Zeus</a><br>Professional Hitman for <a href="http://www.xmenclan.org">The XMEN</a><br>Evil App Admin for the <a href="http://www.ryanaaron.com/dtm">Dragon Talon Mercenaries</a><br><b>HTML Comments are not allowed</b></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

Everyone makes a bad batch of drives once in a while. IBM had one recently, but I'd still buy an IBM drive if I was shopping now. Generally quite good.<br>I had a dud Maxtor once, but I've had others since, with no problems.<br>Fujitsu drives are often cheaper because they've skimped on the buffer. Had one like that, too. Otherwise was fine.<br>I had an NEC, and it was the NOISIEST drive I've ever owned. I think it eventually failed on me, too, which is unusual for me. I have avoided them since.<br>My experiences with Western Dig drives are about on par with my Maxtor ones.<br><br>Things to look for in a drive: RPM (5400, 7200, 10K?), buffer size, access time, MTBF, heat and noise generated. The higher the RPM, the more heat and noise you'll get, but with a better throughput and a little better (unnoticable) access time. My current 7200 RPM drive runs pretty warm; most 10k's require their own fans.<br><br>All other things being equal, I'd probably choose an IBM or Quantum drive. <br><br> <p><img height=150 width=115 src=http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif border=0 align=left>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br><br>Though a program be but three lines long,<br> someday it will have to be maintained.<br> <i>- The Tao of Programming</i><br>Here, let me deal you in...</p><i></i>

[Jester DTM]

Ok Thanks I wasn't sure what to make of IBM Drives I'll take a look at those too. Western Dig, was rated 4 stars and Maxtor was like 2 thats why i was looking at WD <p><img src="http://www.thzclan.com/public_html/jest ... img><br><a href="mailto:jester@thzclan.com">THZ*Jester[DTM]</a><br>Cerberus of <a href="http://www.thzclan.com">The Hounds of Zeus</a><br>Professional Hitman for <a href="http://www.xmenclan.org">The XMEN</a><br>Evil App Admin for the <a href="http://www.ryanaaron.com/dtm">Dragon Talon Mercenaries</a><br><b>HTML Comments are not allowed</b></p><i></i>

[Killbert DTM]

I can't speak about the other drives but I have had a couple of Maxtor drives over the years and have never had a single hitch with either of them. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><img src=http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/p.king/avatar.gif><br><a href=http://ov.tribes-universe.com>=oV=</a> - Omnino Victoria: Together Victorious<br><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>DTM</a> - Dragon Talon Mercenaries: A guild dedicated to honourable gaming</p><i></i>

[Ambush Bug]

Ahhh, just watch out for the IBM 75XP (or GXP, I can't quite remember the exact name). There's a class-action lawsuit against IBM for the failure of those drives. From what I hear, all the other IBM drives are just fine.<br><br>BTW, Maxtor bought Quantum a while back. Personally, I've had good experience wth my Maxtors, but I have had a dud drive or two over the years (not just from Maxtor). <p><BR><img src=http://home.earthlink.net/~ambushbugdtm/BugSig.jpg align=LEFT><BR>Member: DTM, XMEN, SeXy<BR>The Drunken ArtilleryBug!<BR>"Roj, target is *hic* <b>DAWWWG</b>-meat!"</p><i></i>

[XMEN Iceman]

I am running an IBM 60XP 40Gig 7200rpm drive. Quietest drive I have ever had. Can't even hear it run.<br><br>I have owned only IBM drives for the last 3 years. Not one failure. Hammer and my wife also have the 15gig IBM drives. No issues.<br><br>I like Maxtors also. But IBM's are my favorite. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><table border="0"><tr><td><EMBED align=leftsrc="http://www.thzclan.com/avatars/ezice.swf" menu=falsequality=high bgcolor=#000000 WIDTH=217 HEIGHT=166TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash"PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow ... d><td>XMEN Iceman [DTM]<br>Founder and Leader ofthe Base Tribes XMEN Clan<br>Proud member of the Dragon Talon Mercenariesteamplayers Guild<br>Citizen of New Fenecia<br><br> "You weren't much of a challenge" - T2 bot after killing Iceman<br><br> - click on avatarfor links - no, not sausage links!</td></tr></table><br><img src=http://home1.gte.net/res070k6/iceman.gif></p><i></i>

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

I've only owned IBM and WD drives. I've had good experiences with both, but had one 30 GB WD drive fail, horribly.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><br><center><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/ashaman2.jpg><br><a href=http://www.newfenecia.com>Citizen of New Fenecia</a><br><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Mercenary</a><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>Member of the XMEN</a><br><a href=http://www.endsteel.com/sexy>I'm too SeXy</a><br>Have a Nice Day!<center></p><i></i>

[XMENPorsche]

Had an 80Mb Maxtor fail on me back in '91, but recently bought a 40Gb Maxtor unit that is quiet, stable, and reliable.<br><br>I've seen a BUNCH of IBM Travelstar drives die in laptops, but don't know much about their Deskstar series. My suggestion to you would be to read through <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.storagereview.com/">www.stor ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> . They have some excellent reviews and will probably be able to tell you what you need to know. <p><BR><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/porsche2.jpg align=left><BR>XMENPorsche[DTM]<BR>Semi-retired Leader of the XMEN<BR>Co-Leader - Dragon Talon Mercenaries<BR>Citizen of New Fenecia<BR>Eater of Chicken Fried Steak<BR><br>"You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take." - Wayne Gretzky<br><br>"Stupidity is like nuclear power; it can be used for good or evil... and you don't want to get any on you." - Dilbert</p><i></i>