Maxtor is the best, and they are just fine at speed... WTF do you mean? They are quiet, reliable, and easy to install, and Maxtor has really good website with lots of cool tools!
i have a quantum fireball 40 gig 5400 rpms from my old pc...it hasnt failed me yet no corruption or anything else although its slow and has a 2 mb buffer maybe it was good 4 its time tho
i also have a maxtor and that hasnt failed me either
my western digital hasnt failed me, cept for when the comp guy mest up the jumper .... and niether has my seagate that i got out of my compaq, its nice, has leather covering on it, i had set gatorade bottles and such on the hdd when i was just sittin it on my desk when i wasnt usin it, lol condensation like crazy, thankfuly the leather protected it and works like a charm in the new comp 120 gigs of space that im never gonna use
i have a quantum fireball 40 gig 5400 rpms from my old pc...it hasnt failed me yet no corruption or anything else although its slow and has a 2 mb buffer maybe it was good 4 its time tho
i also have a maxtor and that hasnt failed me either