hehe well the drive in particular that I am looking at is an enterprise server grade unit. Its not the deskstar thats for sure! And since Hitachi took over the drives are actually really good they are one of the best performers and also one of the more reliable ones as well.I have always been a fan of Western Digital and Maxtor.
Looking at your link I see the dreaded "Deathstar" drive though I am sure it is now better than before. I always go with what I know works though this will work but I am not a tech.
Seagate is a very good brand as well! Hows this line of drives?There are only two rules when buying hard drives:
- Not Maxtor
- Not used
Use to be also "Not Hitachi", but I've been hearing better things about them recently. That said, I only use 1 brand - Seagate. A benefit of Seagate is that they sport a 5 year warranty, unparalleled by any other brand.
Maxtor always take a very hard hit by the so called "experts".There are only two rules when buying hard drives:
- Not Maxtor
- Not used
Use to be also "Not Hitachi", but I've been hearing better things about them recently. That said, I only use 1 brand - Seagate. A benefit of Seagate is that they sport a 5 year warranty, unparalleled by any other brand.
Ditto, especially on the being loud part. Seagate's produce the least amount of heat and run the quietest.Any Maxtor I've had is way too loud, and they're less reliable than others. Seagate all the way.
Last March I replaced the OEM Seagate Barracuda in my G5 with a Western Digital Caviar (along with a second identical one for back-ups) and I find these drives far quieter, and much cooler running than the OEM Seagate. As for their longevity, obviously only time will tell but so far I'm very impressed with my two Caviars.Ditto, especially on the being loud part. Seagate's produce the least amount of heat and run the quietest.
Yep, the only exception is Seagate drives shipped with Macs. The Seagate drives shipped with the Power Mac G5's were unusually noisy for reasons unknown to me. Any after-market Seagate drive seems to run very quietly.Last March I replaced the OEM Seagate Barracuda in my G5 with a Western Digital Caviar (along with a second identical one for back-ups) and I find these drives far quieter, and much cooler running than the OEM Seagate. As for their longevity, obviously only time will tell but so far I'm very impressed with my two Caviars.
There are only two rules when buying hard drives:
- Not Maxtor
- Not used
Use to be also "Not Hitachi", but I've been hearing better things about them recently. That said, I only use 1 brand - Seagate. A benefit of Seagate is that they sport a 5 year warranty, unparalleled by any other brand.
