Re: New g5 purchase.

On 2005-11-22, Jon B <black.hole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike Jenkins <mike.jenkins.no.spam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 2005-11-22, marcb <marcbSPAMNOT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Mike Jenkins wrote:
>> >
>> >> Apple use whatever is cheapest at the time. My current favourite make is
>> >> Seagate, I would avoid Maxtor and Hitachi drives.
>> >
>> > What's wrong with Maxtors? I was just about to buy one - Mac User gives one
>> > of the models 5 stars or mouses.
>>
>> They are hideously unreliable in my experience. They also used to be
>> noisy and slow but apparently they are less noisy and quite fast now if
>> you get the more expensive ones.
>>
> Rumour I heard was a few years ago they pushed for a new platter tech
> before it was reliable in order to go for bigger capacities, and ditched
> the old fab equipment that was doing decent drives. The stigma hung
> around for a long time after.

That would sound more like the IBM/Glass Platter fiasco to me. Maxtor
have been unreliable for as long as I can remember.

> But yes I'm in the avoid maxtor camp, but
> Apple uses them and i've got machines factory fitted with Maxtor drives
> still runn.....

<beep> <beep> <beep>

>> Also Seagate give a 5-year warranty on their drives, whereas you only
>> get 1 year (AFAIK) with Maxtors.
>
> 1 yr is for brown boxed OEM drives (just about any make), 3 yr is usual
> for full retail (although a quick check of a boxed retail on Amazon says
> 2yr warranty on Maxtors)

Seagate actually offer a 5 year warranty on bare drives.

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