This is one of those 'crappy' questions I know, but, can anybody suggest something here? I'm looking at upgrading my existing hard drive (main one in the main PC). I think I am going to get a 500gb IDE/EIDE (PATA) model. That seems to be the best point for gigabytes per buck :-) Go over the 500gb size and the price rockets... But which manufacturer? I always used to use Quantum until I had a load of bad 8gb drives (yes, it was a long time ago). I have recently used Seagate and had no problems with them. I seem to recall somebody saying that Seagate are one of the lowest return to base manufacturers. What about Western Digital? Are they any good? Help :-) -- ============================================== Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

On 13/08/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > WD, Seagate, Maxtor > > Thay are the people I trust. That would be my list, too. They all seem to be pretty solid. Hugs, Jen _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

On 13/08/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > I'd aslo say Hitachi and Samsung were pretty solid too... My current drive > is a Samsung, and its not caused any problems. > Ok, I'd heard some dodgy reports about Hitachi/IBM drives. But Samsung? Nope, I will not touch anything made by that company. I've had bad HD's and other consumer electronics and without fail it has had to go back. Ok, I've probably been unlucky but the amount of stuff I have tried by Samsung and it's gone wrong or simply not worked at all, well... I have no confidence in their products. So, it looks like WD, Maxtor or Seagate then :-) Cheers everybody :-) -- ============================================== Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

I've always had maxtor hard-drives for some unknown reason and they seem to be great little work horses. sure they complain now and again but thats to be expected :P ~Jon On 8/13/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > Okie dokie.... > > On 13/08/07, Kevanf1 < kevanf1(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > On 13/08/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > I'd aslo say Hitachi and Samsung were pretty solid too... My > > current drive > > > is a Samsung, and its not caused any problems. > > > > > > > Ok, I'd heard some dodgy reports about Hitachi/IBM drives. But > > Samsung? Nope, I will not touch anything made by that company. I've > > had bad HD's and other consumer electronics and without fail it has > > had to go back. Ok, I've probably been unlucky but the amount of > > stuff I have tried by Samsung and it's gone wrong or simply not worked > > at all, well... I have no confidence in their products. > > > > So, it looks like WD, Maxtor or Seagate then :-) > > > > Cheers everybody :-) > > -- > > ============================================== > > > > Kevan Farmer > > Linux user #373362 > > Staffordshire > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Staffslug mailing list > > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > > > > > -- > Regards, > Kris Douglas - Softdel Limited > > Web: www.softdel.net > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net > > _______________________________________________ > Staffslug mailing list > Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk > http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug > > _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug

On 13/08/07, Kris Douglas <webbox.uk(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Yeah, Maxtor drives have always treated me well...I still have one with DOS > installed on it....Still boots... > I must admit that I have a 2gb Maxtor somewhere with Win 95 on it.... yes, it works. Actually, I never did have any of the horror story problems that some people had with Win 95. I always found it very stable. Insecure but stable :-) -- ============================================== Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Staffordshire _______________________________________________ Staffslug mailing list Staffslug(a)staffslug.org.uk http://www.staffslug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/staffslug