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"Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
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> The Maxtor hard drive on my 3 year old P4 Dimesion has packed up. Anyone
> have an opinion on hard drive replacement?
>
> This one took my eye:
>
> >>>>>
> 120GB 7200 IDE HDD
>
> This 120Gb high speed ATA 100 IDE hard drive is compatible with ATA-66 and
> ATA-33 controllers and offers high speed hard drive access. Ideal for PC
> users who work with large files such as video or MP3 processing. In
Windows
> PCs a faster hard drive can not only improve the time taken to boot up but
> also improve the speed of any virtual memory your system is using too.
>
> · High 7200rpm spin speed
> · Ideal for video editing
> · Wide range of capacities available
> · Available in capacities from 40GB to 120GB
> · High speed ATA-100 interface
> <<<<<
>
> Will this do and is this a good make?
>
> Also if I buy two of these which is the best way of using one for backup?
>
> TIA

Sorry, the make is: Hitachi - PN : 07N9214

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Hitachi bought out IBM's hard drive unit. I have an Hitachi SATA hard drive
and I like it. It is highly rated.

Here is a review:
http://www.storagereview.com/artic [...] A80_1.html


"Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
news:2o0qdtF5dhe2U1@uni-berlin.de...
> The Maxtor hard drive on my 3 year old P4 Dimesion has packed up. Anyone
> have an opinion on hard drive replacement?
>
> This one took my eye:
>
>>>>>>
> 120GB 7200 IDE HDD
>
> This 120Gb high speed ATA 100 IDE hard drive is compatible with ATA-66 and
> ATA-33 controllers and offers high speed hard drive access. Ideal for PC
> users who work with large files such as video or MP3 processing. In
> Windows
> PCs a faster hard drive can not only improve the time taken to boot up but
> also improve the speed of any virtual memory your system is using too.
>
> · High 7200rpm spin speed
> · Ideal for video editing
> · Wide range of capacities available
> · Available in capacities from 40GB to 120GB
> · High speed ATA-100 interface
> <<<<<
>
> Will this do and is this a good make?
>
> Also if I buy two of these which is the best way of using one for backup?
>
> TIA
>
>
>

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The folks at Anand Tech liked this one

Recommendation: Seagate 120GB 7200RPM (8MB cache) ATA
Price: $85 shipped

This is from their mid-range buyers guide, click
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/sh [...] i=2122&p=7

They also have a high end buyers guide if you are looking for
something faster or with more storage space.

With regard to buying 2 hard drives and using 1 to backup the other, I
had a friend do that and he set up the second drive to mirror the
first one. He says that works well, but I don't know how to set that
up.

Daniel

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Where did you see the Samsung connection to Maxtor?

Hyundai Electronics bought majority ownership of Maxtor when it was ailing -
but then spun the company off again before Maxtor bought Quantum.

It is true that Maxtor has had reliability problems of late - they lost a
major contract with Dell, which significantly hurt their bottom line and has
forced them to requalify as a Dell supplier - but it is not part of Samsung.

As for Samsung's own drives, they're quite good now - and well supported
with a 3-year warranty (beaten only by Seagate's new 5-year warranty on all
drives).

I'd look at Seagate and WD first, though Samsung is a good choice as well -
and Hitachi, which seems to have redeemed some of the lost luster of IBM.
I'd rank Maxtor a distant choice in reliabilty for the moment, though of
course that can change.






<ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers)> wrote in message
news:411bae04.8349802@news.charter.net...
> I'm not in love with Samsung drives, having had some terrible experiences
with
> them in the past. Samsung also owns Maxtor, which also includes the
Quantum
> brand. No telling what the long-term quality of any of these brands will
be.
> But, then, every drive manufacturer is building them cheaper and cheaper
and
> faster and faster... Ben Myers

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"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
> news:2o0s6sF5ni4qU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >
> > "Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
> > news:2o0qdtF5dhe2U1@uni-berlin.de...
> >> The Maxtor hard drive on my 3 year old P4 Dimesion has packed up.
Anyone
> >> have an opinion on hard drive replacement?
> >>
> >> This one took my eye:
> >>
> >> >>>>>
> >> 120GB 7200 IDE HDD
> >>
> >> This 120Gb high speed ATA 100 IDE hard drive is compatible with ATA-66
> >> and
> >> ATA-33 controllers and offers high speed hard drive access. Ideal for
PC
> >> users who work with large files such as video or MP3 processing. In
> > Windows
> >> PCs a faster hard drive can not only improve the time taken to boot up
> >> but
> >> also improve the speed of any virtual memory your system is using too.
> >>
> >> · High 7200rpm spin speed
> >> · Ideal for video editing
> >> · Wide range of capacities available
> >> · Available in capacities from 40GB to 120GB
> >> · High speed ATA-100 interface
> >> <<<<<
> >>
> >> Will this do and is this a good make?
> >>
> >> Also if I buy two of these which is the best way of using one for
backup?
> >>
> >> TIA
> >
> > Sorry, the make is: Hitachi - PN : 07N9214
>
> If I may respectfully say so, shop prices and see if you can pick up a
> Seagate instead, mainly due reliability concerns.
>
> WD would be my second choice, and Maxtor third.

I have replaced three Maxtor's in three years in machine about 2.5 - 3 years
old. I'll give them a miss. As it has been mentioned, Dell dropped them
because they were so bad.

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Scribe wrote:
> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message

<snip>

>>If I may respectfully say so, shop prices and see if you can pick up a
>>Seagate instead, mainly due reliability concerns.
>>
>>WD would be my second choice, and Maxtor third.
>
> I have replaced three Maxtor's in three years in machine about 2.5 - 3 years
> old. I'll give them a miss. As it has been mentioned, Dell dropped them
> because they were so bad.

Even with officially "bad" hardware it's still a hit or miss
proposition, e.g., I've owned at least 4 IBM HDD's over the last 4 years
and didn't hit the bad one. My last 3 HDD's have been Maxtor (2) &
Seagate, all 200GB models - not a hint of trouble with any of them
(other than Ghost can't clone to a Maxtor HDD in an external USB2 case).
The Maxtors are model 6Y200P0.

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Tom Scales wrote:

> "Sparky" <nemo@moon.sun.edu> wrote in message
> news:XepTc.33617$js3.12432278@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
>
>>Scribe wrote:
>>
>>>"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>>If I may respectfully say so, shop prices and see if you can pick up a
>>>>Seagate instead, mainly due reliability concerns.
>>>>
>>>>WD would be my second choice, and Maxtor third.
>>>
>>>I have replaced three Maxtor's in three years in machine about 2.5 - 3
>
> years
>
>>>old. I'll give them a miss. As it has been mentioned, Dell dropped them
>>>because they were so bad.
>>
>>Even with officially "bad" hardware it's still a hit or miss
>>proposition, e.g., I've owned at least 4 IBM HDD's over the last 4 years
>>and didn't hit the bad one. My last 3 HDD's have been Maxtor (2) &
>>Seagate, all 200GB models - not a hint of trouble with any of them
>>(other than Ghost can't clone to a Maxtor HDD in an external USB2 case).
>>The Maxtors are model 6Y200P0.
>
> Must be the case or configuration, as I have cloned to a Maxtor in a cheap
> USB2 case.

Same model - this problem is in Symantec's KB. There fix didn't work, so
I installed the 2nd Maxtor as my D: drive & use the former D: drive for
external backups.

Other drives work fine in the same case, BTW.

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Not sure who the OP was but my new Dell 4600 has a Maxtor in it so safe to
assume that Dell is playing nice again with Maxtor.

Regards,
John O.


"S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
> news:2o3mb2F6dqucU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>
>> "S.Lewis" <stew1960@cover.bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>> news:kMHSc.13$Ji.7@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>>>
>>> "Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:2o0s6sF5ni4qU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>> >
>>> > "Scribe" <Scribe@NOSPAMMnoemail.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:2o0qdtF5dhe2U1@uni-berlin.de...
>>> >> The Maxtor hard drive on my 3 year old P4 Dimesion has packed up.
>> Anyone
>>> >> have an opinion on hard drive replacement?
>>> >>
>>> >> This one took my eye:
>>> >>
>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >> 120GB 7200 IDE HDD
>>> >>
>>> >> This 120Gb high speed ATA 100 IDE hard drive is compatible with
>>> >> ATA-66
>>> >> and
>>> >> ATA-33 controllers and offers high speed hard drive access. Ideal for
>> PC
>>> >> users who work with large files such as video or MP3 processing. In
>>> > Windows
>>> >> PCs a faster hard drive can not only improve the time taken to boot
>>> >> up
>>> >> but
>>> >> also improve the speed of any virtual memory your system is using
>>> >> too.
>>> >>
>>> >> · High 7200rpm spin speed
>>> >> · Ideal for video editing
>>> >> · Wide range of capacities available
>>> >> · Available in capacities from 40GB to 120GB
>>> >> · High speed ATA-100 interface
>>> >> <<<<<
>>> >>
>>> >> Will this do and is this a good make?
>>> >>
>>> >> Also if I buy two of these which is the best way of using one for
>> backup?
>>> >>
>>> >> TIA
>>> >
>>> > Sorry, the make is: Hitachi - PN : 07N9214
>>>
>>> If I may respectfully say so, shop prices and see if you can pick up a
>>> Seagate instead, mainly due reliability concerns.
>>>
>>> WD would be my second choice, and Maxtor third.
>>
>> I have replaced three Maxtor's in three years in machine about 2.5 - 3
>> years
>> old. I'll give them a miss. As it has been mentioned, Dell dropped them
>> because they were so bad.
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Yep. Maxtor used to be my brand of choice. No more. Until I can prove
> to myself that the Hitachi's have lost the IBM curse, I stand by my post.
>
> Stew
>

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Squirrel - Boris and I will find you and that moose - Natasha Baddenoff

PS Boris finally made an honest woman of me (I will never fogive him)

Ted Zieglar aka Rocky wrote:
>
> Finally I got fed up and bought a Seagate drive. It's rock solid reliable
> and virtually silent. It's a Lexus.
>
> Ted Zieglar
> formerly "Rocket J. Squirrel"
>