maxtor or western digital?

**Kush** · February 15th, 2004

im probably ganna buy a 300 gb hard drive soon, but i now believe that maxtor is better than western digital. what do you guys think which is better the new maxtor drives? or the new western digital?

**Henyman** · February 15th, 2004

i am planing to get a new maxtor very soon

never has any problems with em.

**dreamliner77** · February 15th, 2004

If you plan on using it just for storage, i recommend the 300 gig 5400 rpm Maxtor.

**Henyman** · February 15th, 2004

why only 5400? surely a 7200 is better + much faster

**Kush** · February 15th, 2004

hahaha HELL No its not ganna be just for storage! high speed everything, just think of it as i want a ferrari to be running the pc

**Electronic Punk** · February 15th, 2004

hence for storage...

**Kush** · February 15th, 2004

then what isnt for storage? what do u mean server etc...

**dreamliner77** · February 15th, 2004

IE, not the drive your OS and apps are on. The lifespan of a 5400 RPM drive will be much longer.

Goatman · February 16th, 2004

I say go WD.they are faster, and more reliable.

**dubstar** · February 16th, 2004

WD. storage = 5400rpm, 2mb cache,... active=sata or 7200, 8mb cache

**Teddy** · February 16th, 2004

Originally Posted by Goatman

I say go WD.they are faster, and more reliable.

Personally i've had nothing but trouble with WD. Wouldnt ever go back to them after moving over to Seagate.

Maxtor.

leedogg · February 16th, 2004

Whichever you can get for cheapest. WD, Maxtor, IBM, Hitachi, Seagate....all made by the same factory in Taiwan

**Xie** · February 16th, 2004

asking this question is same as asking AMD or Intel ... your never gonna get 100% either way .. its all personal choice

Goatman · February 16th, 2004

at the computer store I worked at in the summer, the only drives we ever had to RMA were Maxtors.

toretto · February 17th, 2004

Originally Posted by leedogg

Whichever you can get for cheapest. WD, Maxtor, IBM, Hitachi, Seagate....all made by the same factory in Taiwan

there happens to be a seagate factory in minnesota, they just so happen to make hard drives there.

toretto · February 17th, 2004

Personally, i entrust my data to Western Digital, i have had a seagate, it sucked, and maxtor which i have also owned is slower, but as you say, dependable. you say that you have sata, if that is what your running, what i am about to type doesnt apply. but if you put a 5400 rpm 2mb buffer HD on the same bus as a 7200rpm, 8mb buffer, you will cause the better and faster drive to slow down in its times. if anything. just keep them on oppisite busses. but your running sata, so ide wont matter.

**dreamliner77** · February 17th, 2004

Toretto -

What you said above is only true on older windows OS's. XP can set DMA speed independently, not sure about 2K...

toretto · February 20th, 2004

Originally Posted by dreamliner77

Toretto -

What you said above is only true on older windows OS's. XP can set DMA speed independently, not sure about 2K...

so apparently xp can, but can the motherboard, i guess i dont know enough to know that.

**chastity** · February 20th, 2004

I've had good luck with Western Digital drives and Maxtor's though I think the WD are a little quieter compared to the Maxtor's based on what I've heard in my own use of them. To be honest as is the case with AMD or Intel no matter who you go with you should get a good drive as most of the answers are what people have dealt with while thats good to know about the issues not always the best way to make your decision on

RagnaroK · February 20th, 2004

Some like Seagate (me being one of them), while others like Western Digital and Maxtor, and I don't know if anyone likes Hitachi, but I've seen them around.
It's all personal choice as everyone else has been saying. Choose the drives brands you like and trust. If you still don't know what to choose... randomly pick.

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Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 185	maxtor or western digital? im probably ganna buy a 300 gb hard drive soon, but i now believe that maxtor is better than western digital. what do you guys think which is better the new maxtor drives? or the new western digital?

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Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,602 Reputation: 3548 Power: 253	i am planing to get a new maxtor very soon never has any problems with em. http://Henyman.com

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,653 Reputation: 1111 Power: 182	If you plan on using it just for storage, i recommend the 300 gig 5400 rpm Maxtor. "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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Henyman Secret Goat Fetish Joined: June 2002 Location: Dorset, England Posts: More Than You Posts: 9,602 Reputation: 3548 Power: 253	why only 5400? surely a 7200 is better + much faster http://Henyman.com

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,653 Reputation: 1111 Power: 182	IE, not the drive your OS and apps are on. The lifespan of a 5400 RPM drive will be much longer. "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 185	hahaha HELL No its not ganna be just for storage! high speed everything, just think of it as i want a ferrari to be running the pc

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Teddy Boogie Nights...! Joined: July 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,551 Reputation: 70 Power: 136	Originally Posted by Goatman I say go WD.they are faster, and more reliable. Personally i've had nothing but trouble with WD. Wouldnt ever go back to them after moving over to Seagate. Maxtor. Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like no one is watching!

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Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 134	at the computer store I worked at in the summer, the only drives we ever had to RMA were Maxtors.

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toretto Mentally Absent Joined: February 2004 Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA Posts: 226 Reputation: 70 Power: 103	Originally Posted by leedogg Whichever you can get for cheapest. WD, Maxtor, IBM, Hitachi, Seagate....all made by the same factory in Taiwan there happens to be a seagate factory in minnesota, they just so happen to make hard drives there. Most Used: Genuine Intel(R) D850GB system board Windows* 2000 version 5.0 Service Pack 4 build 2195 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz Bus Speed 400 MHz L1: Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2: Advanced Transfer Cache 256 KB 1,024 MB Kingston PC800 Rambus Memory Ati Radeon 9800 256 1 120gb WD 2 80gb WD HD's striped Sony Dual Layer DVD burner <----Did anything I Said help you at all... please share the love and click the reputation icon.

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toretto Mentally Absent Joined: February 2004 Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA Posts: 226 Reputation: 70 Power: 103	Personally, i entrust my data to Western Digital, i have had a seagate, it sucked, and maxtor which i have also owned is slower, but as you say, dependable. you say that you have sata, if that is what your running, what i am about to type doesnt apply. but if you put a 5400 rpm 2mb buffer HD on the same bus as a 7200rpm, 8mb buffer, you will cause the better and faster drive to slow down in its times. if anything. just keep them on oppisite busses. but your running sata, so ide wont matter. Most Used: Genuine Intel(R) D850GB system board Windows* 2000 version 5.0 Service Pack 4 build 2195 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz Bus Speed 400 MHz L1: Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2: Advanced Transfer Cache 256 KB 1,024 MB Kingston PC800 Rambus Memory Ati Radeon 9800 256 1 120gb WD 2 80gb WD HD's striped Sony Dual Layer DVD burner <----Did anything I Said help you at all... please share the love and click the reputation icon.

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dreamliner77 The Analog Kid Joined: March 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 4,653 Reputation: 1111 Power: 182	Toretto - What you said above is only true on older windows OS's. XP can set DMA speed independently, not sure about 2K... "You can fight without ever winning, but never win without a fight." -Neil Peart of RUSH

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toretto Mentally Absent Joined: February 2004 Location: Mankato, Minnesota, USA Posts: 226 Reputation: 70 Power: 103	Originally Posted by dreamliner77 Toretto - What you said above is only true on older windows OS's. XP can set DMA speed independently, not sure about 2K... so apparently xp can, but can the motherboard, i guess i dont know enough to know that. Most Used: Genuine Intel(R) D850GB system board Windows* 2000 version 5.0 Service Pack 4 build 2195 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1700MHz Bus Speed 400 MHz L1: Data Cache 8KB, Execution Trace Cache 12K Micro-ops L2: Advanced Transfer Cache 256 KB 1,024 MB Kingston PC800 Rambus Memory Ati Radeon 9800 256 1 120gb WD 2 80gb WD HD's striped Sony Dual Layer DVD burner <----Did anything I Said help you at all... please share the love and click the reputation icon.

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chastity OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2002 Location: Arizona near the Grand Canyon Posts: 2,107 Reputation: 613 Power: 147	I've had good luck with Western Digital drives and Maxtor's though I think the WD are a little quieter compared to the Maxtor's based on what I've heard in my own use of them. To be honest as is the case with AMD or Intel no matter who you go with you should get a good drive as most of the answers are what people have dealt with while thats good to know about the issues not always the best way to make your decision on

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RagnaroK Must be dreaming... Joined: April 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 673 Reputation: 20 Power: 129	Some like Seagate (me being one of them), while others like Western Digital and Maxtor, and I don't know if anyone likes Hitachi, but I've seen them around. It's all personal choice as everyone else has been saying. Choose the drives brands you like and trust. If you still don't know what to choose... randomly pick. :: Illusional Hope ::