Most Reliable Hard Drive

[Achinz]

Of the four makes of hard drives in the 40G to 80G range at 7200 rpm, which would you rate highest in terms of longevity and trouble-free performance?

I'm in the process of updating my HD and these are the four most common and cheap ones available locally. So any comments based on first hand experience with any of these makes would also be helpful.

 

[Jeratain]

For performance and stability I stick with WD. I have two WD drives and they haven't failed me.

I used to have a Maxtor drive - it still works today on another machine that my dad uses at his office, but I don't quite care for their prices.

 

[Turner]

We have a bunch of Maxtor's at work, and they're not bad. The only problem I've had with one, I created. I, umm, did a 'stress test' and it failed the acceleration part. okay, I dropped it.

So Maxtor's are okay, but if I was going to buy one, I'd probably get a WD drive, myself.

 

[bobgote]

I have a WD. it was recommended to me, and it's been fine. no problems

other than that, Maxtor, but i would suggest WD.

 

[ainwood]

I have heard good things about Seagate, but I read a lot of reviews and decided on a WD. Works great!

 

[Vancouver 2010]

I have WD, and it's still good!

 

[Achinz]

So far 4/6 for WD!

The poll is still open - I hope to get as many opinions as poss. Thanks.

 

[Goober]

I have a 160 Gig Maxtor, not sure what the other one is, possibly Maxtor. My 160 Gig hasn't failed me, still good!!!

 

[Lifeblood]

WD have a great rep for being reliable. Seagate has always made good HD's and I'm running on a Baracuda right now so I voted for SG. Maxtor ain't too shabby either but not very reliable according to my local computer pimp. He could be lying to me though.

 

[CruddyLeper]

None of the above.

I like Fujitsu U320 SCSI jobs myself - not quite as fast as Seagate 15Ks but not as expensive either.

 

[Padma]

I had bad luck with a Hitachi a few years ago. But that could have been because (I suspect) the store I bought it from was being supplied with "factory seconds" that the owner's brother picked up cheap in the Far East.

I have used both Maxtor and WD, and had good experiences with both. The WD seems to be *noisier* than the Maxtor, IMO, though. (Still, I currently am using an 80Gig WD. )

 

[Laughing Gull]

WD.


The only Maxtor drive i've had crashed horribly.

 

[Mikoyan]

I've never had problems with Seagate's drives. They're as reliable as they come.

 

[FireBall]

Originally posted by CruddyLeper
None of the above.

I like Fujitsu U320 SCSI jobs myself - not quite as fast as Seagate 15Ks but not as expensive either.

I believe it was stated that the drives in queestion run at 7200 RPM and are therefore not SCSI. SCSI is far too expensive, anyyhow, 10K RPM SATA work well...


Bakc on topic, I really like WD,think they are really reliable and don't cost much... As for second choice I'd go with Seagate, they're quite good.... Maxtor's OK, not that good though...

 

[TrailblazingScot]

I had a MAXTOR 40 GB 7200 RPM...no complaints.

Just installed a new 250 GB 7200 RPM hard-disk as my slave which is made by Hitachi...we'll see if this works as well

 

[Achinz]

The first Hitachi mentioned - I'd be interested in the outcome too!

 

[Rheinmetall]

Currently I have 60GB 7.2krpm Maxtor but I voted for SG. My next drive will definetly be Seagate. This maxtor is driving me mad with it's high pitched whining noise. I have had few seagates in the past and they were a lot quieter and I have heard they still are.

 

[hbdragon88]

Originally posted by Turner_727
We have a bunch of Maxtor's at work, and they're not bad. The only problem I've had with one, I created. I, umm, did a 'stress test' and it failed the acceleration part. okay, I dropped it.

"Failed the acceleration test."

 

[Zukatah]

I've owned several HDD in the past from: IBM, Western Digital, Maxtor, Quantum (now Maxtor) and Seagate. I'd say to stay away from the IBM drives (now they're made by Hitachi), there were horror stories on the net and one drive failed on me (infamous clicking noise followed by a crash). I've owned about 7-8 WD and I've had no problem concerning reliability! For Maxtor, no complaint but I'd recommend a WD over a Maxtor because I've had a really positive experience with them. Two years ago I picked up a 80gb Seagate hard disk for my 2nd drive and I'm very satisfied with it. It's a tad slower than the others (in benchmarks, in reality you can't really tell unless you're moving really large files) but it's significantly quieter than all the others which make it an ideal companion for my computer!

 

[TrailblazingScot]

Originally posted by Achinz
The first Hitachi mentioned - I'd be interested in the outcome too!

So far so good