which hard drive will last longer?

bld155 · Apr 13, 2003, 04:01 AM

is a maxtor hard drive worth the extra money compared to a western digitals in price? and will a maxtor hard drive last longer than a retail wd drive?

I am just wondering becouse my wd 20gig in my system took a dump and it was a oem hp hard drive(the only weakness of buying a hp computer, the hard drive)

I need a new hard drive soon, where a good place to buy them(not online,and in the wash. dc area), I'm tired of the slow 3gig hard drives i have in my pc.

i am on a limited buget and 20gig or bigger will work for me, with 72000 rpm perferably and u dma 66 my pc is only a celeron 667mhz

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 13, 2003, 05:17 AM

well udma66 h/d's are almost impossible to find now as ata100 and ata133 are the current standards and its sometimes more expensive to get the older smaller slower drives so your best bet is to find a 40 or 60GB HD

and as far as the maxtor/WD debate.

I've used both sets of drives and both have treated me very well.

Dom · Apr 13, 2003, 05:23 AM

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Originally posted by Crash Override
I've used both sets of drives and both have treated me very well.

Me too.

JavaFox · Apr 13, 2003, 05:55 AM

I have generally had better luck with Maxtors, but I haven't owned a WD in a very long time.

Dom · Apr 13, 2003, 06:13 AM

Western Digital HD's are a lot better now than they used to be.

peroni · Apr 13, 2003, 01:01 PM

You want to check out the reliability survey over at www.storagereview.com to have an idea of which hard drive could last longer.
I'd say could because mostly it depends on how it was treated during shipping/handling and also the FSB overclocking/temperatures the drive needs to sustain in your system.

It's often a matter of luck unless you decide to go for an IBM 75GXP, in that case you know it will fail soon before you have a chance to make a backup

DallasStar · Apr 14, 2003, 12:19 AM

A Western Digital drive worked for 6 years for me and then died. I'd say that's a respectable amount of time. The Maxtor I currently use has worked for two years and still works great. Another Western Digital that I have has been working well for about 5-6 years and still works great.

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bld155 · Apr 14, 2003, 01:58 AM

thankyou for the replies, i think i might buy a maxtor becouse that is what is my parents 4 year old gateway has and becouse they come with a 3 year warrenty unlike the wd

is there any way to add ide port through my pci slots becouse im out of ide ports(all 4 are tooken up) and i want to install a zip drive for backup puposes

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Apr 14, 2003, 06:03 AM

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i am on a limited buget and 20gig or bigger will work for me, with 72000 rpm perferably and u dma 66 my pc is only a celeron 667mhz

Well i would go with Maxtor. The only problem i have every had with them was i blow the controller board in one by shorting a molex connector.

And im pretty sure if you but a udma100 hdd it is backwards compabtile with udma66.

WyreTheWolf · Apr 14, 2003, 06:18 AM

UDMA66 controllers will handle UDMA100/133 without problems... However you will be limited by the size of the HDD.

I have owned both Maxtor, and Western Digital... I have a 6GB Western Digital that is still kickin (ATA66) and a VERY olf PIO Mode 4 1GB Maxtor that still works....

Right now I am using a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra (8MB Cache)

and If the HDD continues to treat me as well as it has... then I will probably stick with maxtor for a while.

peroni · Apr 14, 2003, 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by bld155
thankyou for the replies, i think i might buy a maxtor becouse that is what is my parents 4 year old gateway has and becouse they come with a 3 year warrenty unlike the wd

Starting October 2002 all the mainstream Maxtor drives have 1 year warranty only

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is there any way to add ide port through my pci slots becouse im out of ide ports(all 4 are tooken up) and i want to install a zip drive for backup puposes

Sure just buy a PCI IDE controller, they're really cheap these days.

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 14, 2003, 09:22 AM

and ALL of the special edition Western Digital drives (even the oem's) come with a 3 year warranty

bld155 · Apr 17, 2003, 03:25 AM

is this a good wd hard drive Click here

toddsmack2k · Apr 17, 2003, 12:20 PM

Yes that would be a excellent hard drive for you to get. 8 mb cache and 7200 rpm to name a few of the things that make it a excellent choice!

Apr 13, 2003, 04:01 AM	#1
bld155 lost Alaskan in the lower 48 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	which hard drive will last longer? is a maxtor hard drive worth the extra money compared to a western digitals in price? and will a maxtor hard drive last longer than a retail wd drive? I am just wondering becouse my wd 20gig in my system took a dump and it was a oem hp hard drive(the only weakness of buying a hp computer, the hard drive) I need a new hard drive soon, where a good place to buy them(not online,and in the wash. dc area), I'm tired of the slow 3gig hard drives i have in my pc. i am on a limited buget and 20gig or bigger will work for me, with 72000 rpm perferably and u dma 66 my pc is only a celeron 667mhz __________________ OS:Windows xp home edition sp1 cpufsb software settings: celeron 667mhz@725mhz fsb:72.5mhz;ram:108.7mhz Asus cuw-am 12x/40x DVD;56x cd-rom, 40gig WD hard drive 7200rpm

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Apr 14, 2003, 12:19 AM	#7
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	A Western Digital drive worked for 6 years for me and then died. I'd say that's a respectable amount of time. The Maxtor I currently use has worked for two years and still works great. Another Western Digital that I have has been working well for about 5-6 years and still works great. . __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Apr 14, 2003, 01:58 AM	Thread Starter #8
bld155 lost Alaskan in the lower 48 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	thankyou for the replies, i think i might buy a maxtor becouse that is what is my parents 4 year old gateway has and becouse they come with a 3 year warrenty unlike the wd is there any way to add ide port through my pci slots becouse im out of ide ports(all 4 are tooken up) and i want to install a zip drive for backup puposes __________________ OS:Windows xp home edition sp1 cpufsb software settings: celeron 667mhz@725mhz fsb:72.5mhz;ram:108.7mhz Asus cuw-am 12x/40x DVD;56x cd-rom, 40gig WD hard drive 7200rpm

Apr 17, 2003, 03:25 AM	Thread Starter #13
bld155 lost Alaskan in the lower 48 Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	is this a good wd hard drive Click here __________________ OS:Windows xp home edition sp1 cpufsb software settings: celeron 667mhz@725mhz fsb:72.5mhz;ram:108.7mhz Asus cuw-am 12x/40x DVD;56x cd-rom, 40gig WD hard drive 7200rpm

Apr 13, 2003, 05:17 AM	#2
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	well udma66 h/d's are almost impossible to find now as ata100 and ata133 are the current standards and its sometimes more expensive to get the older smaller slower drives so your best bet is to find a 40 or 60GB HD and as far as the maxtor/WD debate. I've used both sets of drives and both have treated me very well.

Apr 13, 2003, 05:55 AM	#4
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	I have generally had better luck with Maxtors, but I haven't owned a WD in a very long time.

Apr 13, 2003, 06:13 AM	#5
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Western Digital HD's are a lot better now than they used to be.

Apr 14, 2003, 06:18 AM	#10
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,111 Rep Power: 0	UDMA66 controllers will handle UDMA100/133 without problems... However you will be limited by the size of the HDD. I have owned both Maxtor, and Western Digital... I have a 6GB Western Digital that is still kickin (ATA66) and a VERY olf PIO Mode 4 1GB Maxtor that still works.... Right now I am using a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 Ultra (8MB Cache) and If the HDD continues to treat me as well as it has... then I will probably stick with maxtor for a while.

Apr 14, 2003, 09:22 AM	#12
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	and ALL of the special edition Western Digital drives (even the oem's) come with a 3 year warranty

Apr 17, 2003, 12:20 PM	#14
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Yes that would be a excellent hard drive for you to get. 8 mb cache and 7200 rpm to name a few of the things that make it a excellent choice! __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]