Buying HDD.... need advice

[moosey]

I am looking for a hard drive. 40gb, 7200 rpm, Ide interface. I was looking at the IBM, seagate barracuda 4, maxtor diamond max, and western digital. I have heard that IBM drives can have some reliability issues, even though they are fast. I want a fast drive, but I also want a reliable one. Are there any major differences between these and the brands or would any drive be a safe bet?

 

[teddymines]

I've owned several WD's, 2 seagates and an IBM deskstar. Two of my WD's developed products, one after about 3 years and the other after about 7. The deskstar is about 6 months old and hasn't developed problems yet. It is very fast.

 

[Theslowone]

I would recommend maxtor or seagate. But there is always a possibility that your drive will die, IBM has been hit hard with a lot of drive failing but mine is doing fine almost a year old now. I don't hear of much problems from maxtor or Seagate now adays, and WD seems to be getting better.

 

[Mavrick007]

If you want a fast and affordable drive get the Maxtor d740 drive.
Any drive can have something go wrong with it. Maxtor offers very good warranties so I would suggest them.

 

[xander5000]

if you read some of the reviews, you'll see that the IBM 120GXP drive is faster than the Maxtor and Seagate drives. DO NOT buy an IBM 60GXP or 75GXP. There's a class action lawsuit against IBM because of the reliability probs with those drives. However, IBM changed the drive when they issued the 120GXP. I have one and love it. I have replaced several 60GXP's. I have yet to hear anything bad about the 120GXP's reliability. I think IBM learned from it's mistake and isn't about to commit it again.

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[4824guy]

The 7200rpm Maxtor HD's offer a great 3 year warranty. Plus they have great benchmarks at a good money value price.

Any HD can go bad and devlope troubles, but I hav found that the new Maxtors to bee very good and fast and can be bought for a good price.