Time for a new Hard drive

[tommyb1]

Well, it's time. My Western Digital 40 gig 7200rpm has decided to start flaking out on me. Windows keeps freezing on me and programs will just stop responding for no reason. Ran a surface scan for bad sectors and found none, reformated and reinstalled twice - still get the same thing, every couple of hours. Time for a new HDD, but I don't want another lemon of a Western Digital. Needs to be EIDE ata100, 7200 rpm<, 40 gig<,

what do you guys suggest, i guess i'm looking for a ranking of the hard drive brands - maybe if you guys give me your top 5 favorites as far as reliability.

I've heard good things about IBM, Seagate, and WD, but i dont want a western digital - i got this one in Nov 2001. Hard drives should last more then 2 1/2 years!

 

[mr_roy]

Hmmm, it's not like your HD has had a bad life span. Depends how long you had it up and running for (in hours). Either way Western Digital hold quite a choke on the HD market, generally they make the best, but if you're really looking to go away from them then might I suggest the Maxtor Diamondmax Plus9 80GB, in all fairness it should cope with almost anyones downloading and software requirements, plus its reasonably priced (somewhere around the £60 mark). I've heard good things and it's a fast spinning drive (7200 rpm).

Though there are a wide range coming from IBM and Seagate, it's all much of a muchness, just depends on how much you're willing to spend.

Nick

 

[tommyb1]

i suppose it has been running rather continously since Nov. of 2001, except for june and july of each year. if the price were right, i might try another western digital

 

[Parkins8]

I have had both a Western Digital and Maxtor hard drives now for a long time and would not go away from them. I have had great success with them and they run all the time. I would suggest Western Digital and if not that then Maxtor for sure..

 

[Lord Kalthorn]

I've had Western DIgital Hard Drives working for ages. Some will some won't. While one built at the same time will live 5 years another may break in 5 months. How do we know. 2 1/2 years is good enough.

 

[bluto]

Well, it's time. My Western Digital 40 gig 7200rpm has decided to start flaking out on me. Windows keeps freezing on me and programs will just stop responding for no reason. Ran a surface scan for bad sectors and found none, reformated and reinstalled twice - still get the same thing, every couple of hours. Time for a new HDD, but I don't want another lemon of a Western Digital. Needs to be EIDE ata100, 7200 rpm<, 40 gig<,

what do you guys suggest, i guess i'm looking for a ranking of the hard drive brands - maybe if you guys give me your top 5 favorites as far as reliability.

I've heard good things about IBM, Seagate, and WD, but i dont want a western digital - i got this one in Nov 2001. Hard drives should last more then 2 1/2 years!

This isn't a hardrive problem,it's knowing how to use and maintain one.
If it boots to Windows than ! Look at it this way,
When your car squeeks you get a Lube,oil and filter.right.
need more let me know.or go to
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[GeforcebOY1]

Go for matrox had them for 6 years and there have been great. Buy a harddrive cooler if it is on all this time exsentends the life and the preformace.