Re: The inferiority of Maxtor

Previously CJT <abujlehc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously Timothy Daniels <TDaniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"CJT" wrote:

FWIW, I've had good results with Maxtor drives.



So have I. It may be due to good cooling in my Dell PC's
case and the Kingwin mobile rack - the drives are never
warmer than body temp.


I have had both: Good experiences when well-cooled and bad ones
when not well cooled. I think Maxtor overestimated how careful
PCs are designed today.

Arno

Keeping a drive cool (not just Maxtor drives, either) is critical to
reliability and lifetime.

True. However Maxtor drives (at least the ones I own) seem to
get considerably hotter than the Seagate and especially the Samsung
drives I have.

Arno

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  • Re: The inferiority of Maxtor
    ... case and the Kingwin mobile rack - the drives are never ... warmer than body temp. ... Good experiences when well-cooled and bad ones when not well cooled. ...
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  • Re: The inferiority of Maxtor
    ... case and the Kingwin mobile rack - the drives are never ... warmer than body temp. ... Good experiences when well-cooled and bad ones ...
    (comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage)
  • Re: The inferiority of Maxtor
    ... warmer than body temp. ... Good experiences when well-cooled and bad ones when not well cooled. ... However Maxtor drives seem to ...
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