Maxtor or Western Digital?

**gurutoo** · 07-14-2003, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by pudad

Hard to ignore Seagate's also. btw, newegg is wrong, the plus versions have a 3 year waranty, go read on storagereview.

True but, Seagate wasn't listed as an option. Only Maxtor and
Western Digital. Of those two, I say Western Digital any day.

**serotone9** · 07-14-2003, 03:21 PM

there's no doubt that maxtor is quieter than WD. the 3-year warranty is nice, though. overall i prefer maxtor, i think the quality is slightly higher.

**Luke01** · 07-14-2003, 03:40 PM

I have one of each... never had any problems with either..... Maxtor seems a little more noisy though....

**serotone9** · 07-14-2003, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by Luke01
I have one of each... never had any problems with either..... Maxtor seems a little more noisy though....

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really?? do you have a drive with the fluid ball bearings?

**pudad** · 07-14-2003, 04:17 PM

Originally posted by gurutoo

True but, Seagate wasn't listed as an option. Only Maxtor and
Western Digital. Of those two, I say Western Digital any day.

me too

WD and Seagate are good in my book so far.

**iLuminatae** · 07-14-2003, 04:32 PM

I have three WD and one maxtor - two WD are several years old and the maxtor is 3 or 4 years old - cant even remember buying it

IMO both are good drives and if they survive the first 6 mths or so they should be good for several years.

**Antimatter** · 07-14-2003, 05:42 PM

i have an ancient 3 gig and 7 gig western dightal harddrive that are close to 8 years old and they have yet to fail, and i also have two 20 gig western digtal harddrive that has yet to fail to.

**PinchyCM** · 07-14-2003, 07:14 PM

I too, have found that the liquid bearing Maxtors are almost dead silent. I can't hear them over my case fans, and those are just a gentle hum. Is it weird that I am comforted by the sound of my case fans?

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