Black Friday purchase...

swimtech · Nov 29, 2004, 04:46 AM

It was about the money...

The Maxtor drive in my rig here is failing (thank God for NTFS) slowly and I had to have a new drive, so I was very happy when I saw the Staples Black Friday ad had a Maxtor 160g drive for a final price (I still have to file the EasyRebate online) of just $40.00. I bought it - couldn't pass it up. Eighth one in the door, first one out (I'm a typical male shopper - go - get - leave).

A little research the day before Thanksgiving made me realize they had put the Ultra Series (7200rpm, 8Mb cache, model L01P160) on special - nice! Any of y'all had any experience with this drive? I have had below average results with Maxtor drives (this last one lasted just two years, and another I have had in the past failed prematurely as well), and am hoping it is just me...

Judas · Nov 29, 2004, 04:53 AM

i've sold nothing but Maxtor drivers here.. although i've yet to get a 8mb drive...

(still pushing 2mb cache drives ... nothing over 80gb)

Dark Lord · Nov 29, 2004, 04:58 AM

i used a 60gig maxtor for about 4 years before it started going out. been awhile since i last try and used it.... dont know if it still works.

No_Style · Nov 29, 2004, 05:19 AM

DiamondMax 9 series are great drives.

I love em. My next HDDs will be the new DiamondMax 10s, SATA of course.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 29, 2004, 06:15 AM

noice!

swimtech · Nov 29, 2004, 02:25 PM

Must just be me and the Maxtors - thanks for the feedback fellas, sounds good!

I'll put her in sometime this coming week...

Ubergrendle · Nov 29, 2004, 03:48 PM

I've been sticking with Seagate (loud mofos though) and Western Digitals for the past decade. I've experienced one harddrive failure myself in life (a Fujitsu OEM under warranty, replacement failed too after warranty).

I've seen second hand several Maxtor and IBMs fail, enough that I stay away from them personally. Probably not a rational sample though, since these problems tend to be manufacturing batch/process driven...if one drive has a problem, its highly likely most from the batch will too.

For what its worth, I installed a WD 160gb 8mb cache, 7200rpm, EIDE drive about 2 weeks ago. It was OEM, no rebate, $106 CAD. So by all accounts, your drive from $40 is an amazing deal.

Good luck getting the mail-in rebate back though. Those are always sketchy scenarios.

PS What is Black Friday? Is this related to US Thanksgiving?

swimtech · Nov 29, 2004, 06:39 PM

I only heard it called Black Friday this season...

It has to do with the fact that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest Christmas shopping day of the year and nearly every retailer (and some online retailers now too) have a nice sale - with some really great deals (like my hard drive) available only from 6:00am to 10:00am.

People line up before these places open (I did for the hard drive - at Staples at 5:40am the 26th) to run in and get the deals before they run out of stock. Most of the super deal items are limited to available stock and no rain checks are issued.

As for the name "Black Friday", for a lot of retailers, it is the first day of the year when they are making a profit - in the "black" and out of the red - a good thing for them. For the employees working that early am shift I'm sure it takes on an entirely different meaning. I wouldn't want to be a Wal-Mart employee working the Electronics or Jewelry departments that day!

Nov 29, 2004, 04:46 AM	#1
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Black Friday purchase... It was about the money... The Maxtor drive in my rig here is failing (thank God for NTFS) slowly and I had to have a new drive, so I was very happy when I saw the Staples Black Friday ad had a Maxtor 160g drive for a final price (I still have to file the EasyRebate online) of just $40.00. I bought it - couldn't pass it up. Eighth one in the door, first one out (I'm a typical male shopper - go - get - leave). A little research the day before Thanksgiving made me realize they had put the Ultra Series (7200rpm, 8Mb cache, model L01P160) on special - nice! Any of y'all had any experience with this drive? I have had below average results with Maxtor drives (this last one lasted just two years, and another I have had in the past failed prematurely as well), and am hoping it is just me... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Nov 29, 2004, 05:19 AM	#4
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	DiamondMax 9 series are great drives. I love em. My next HDDs will be the new DiamondMax 10s, SATA of course. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Nov 29, 2004, 02:25 PM	Thread Starter #6
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Must just be me and the Maxtors - thanks for the feedback fellas, sounds good! I'll put her in sometime this coming week... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Nov 29, 2004, 03:48 PM	#7
Ubergrendle Semper ubi sub ubi Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 702 Rep Power: 0	you got a ood deal I've been sticking with Seagate (loud mofos though) and Western Digitals for the past decade. I've experienced one harddrive failure myself in life (a Fujitsu OEM under warranty, replacement failed too after warranty). I've seen second hand several Maxtor and IBMs fail, enough that I stay away from them personally. Probably not a rational sample though, since these problems tend to be manufacturing batch/process driven...if one drive has a problem, its highly likely most from the batch will too. For what its worth, I installed a WD 160gb 8mb cache, 7200rpm, EIDE drive about 2 weeks ago. It was OEM, no rebate, $106 CAD. So by all accounts, your drive from $40 is an amazing deal. Good luck getting the mail-in rebate back though. Those are always sketchy scenarios. PS What is Black Friday? Is this related to US Thanksgiving? __________________ Veteran of the PC Microchannel / EISA wars of the late 1980s.

Nov 29, 2004, 06:39 PM	Thread Starter #8
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	I only heard it called Black Friday this season... It has to do with the fact that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest Christmas shopping day of the year and nearly every retailer (and some online retailers now too) have a nice sale - with some really great deals (like my hard drive) available only from 6:00am to 10:00am. People line up before these places open (I did for the hard drive - at Staples at 5:40am the 26th) to run in and get the deals before they run out of stock. Most of the super deal items are limited to available stock and no rain checks are issued. As for the name "Black Friday", for a lot of retailers, it is the first day of the year when they are making a profit - in the "black" and out of the red - a good thing for them. For the employees working that early am shift I'm sure it takes on an entirely different meaning. I wouldn't want to be a Wal-Mart employee working the Electronics or Jewelry departments that day! __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Nov 29, 2004, 04:58 AM	#3
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	i used a 60gig maxtor for about 4 years before it started going out. been awhile since i last try and used it.... dont know if it still works.

Nov 29, 2004, 06:15 AM	#5
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	noice!