Best hard drive?

**bruiser** · 08-10-2005, 06:45 AM

I'm going to have to buy a new hard drive. Is there a consensus on which brand is best? WD, Seagate, Maxtor, etc? Drive to be replaced is a Seagate IDE. I don't think the mobo will support a SATA. Board is a Micro Star MS-6701.

**Fox** · 08-10-2005, 07:03 AM

Seagate makes very nice drives. I'm currently running a Maxtor; the drive I bought it to replace was actually fine but has lately developed a bad sector.

**keymaker** · 08-10-2005, 10:30 AM

seagate are indeed good hdds. they perform well and they are quiet.

**bruiser** · 08-10-2005, 11:02 AM

The drive that giving me fits is a Seagate. It took over three hours to run chkdsc. Many, many bad clusters were found. I suppose that means the drive is fubar, or soon will be.

dai · 08-10-2005, 12:13 PM

if you are in the US seagates come with a 5yr warranty and are one of the top drives when you start getting bad sectors it is usually time to start planning a replacement

crazijoe · 08-10-2005, 12:41 PM

Seagate for reliability
WD for performance

ebackhus · 08-10-2005, 01:50 PM

For IDE I use WD, for SCSI I use Seagate, for SATA I use WD.

**keymaker** · 08-10-2005, 02:02 PM

maxtor is pretty good too. i know some people have problems with it but i had good experiences with maxtor and plus their diamond 10 line performs great.

**linderman** · 08-10-2005, 02:18 PM

My vote goes in with crazijoe / he said it all

almost anything but a maxtor for me !!!!!

regards

joe

crazijoe · 08-11-2005, 05:41 AM

Here's a good thread on the subject.

Which SATA HD brand you prefer?

08-10-2005, 06:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	Best hard drive? I'm going to have to buy a new hard drive. Is there a consensus on which brand is best? WD, Seagate, Maxtor, etc? Drive to be replaced is a Seagate IDE. I don't think the mobo will support a SATA. Board is a Micro Star MS-6701.

08-10-2005, 07:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Seagate makes very nice drives. I'm currently running a Maxtor; the drive I bought it to replace was actually fine but has lately developed a bad sector. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,548 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	if you are in the US seagates come with a 5yr warranty and are one of the top drives when you start getting bad sectors it is usually time to start planning a replacement __________________

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crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Seagate for reliability WD for performance __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	For IDE I use WD, for SCSI I use Seagate, for SATA I use WD. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

08-10-2005, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	seagate are indeed good hdds. they perform well and they are quiet.

08-10-2005, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	The drive that giving me fits is a Seagate. It took over three hours to run chkdsc. Many, many bad clusters were found. I suppose that means the drive is fubar, or soon will be.

08-10-2005, 02:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	maxtor is pretty good too. i know some people have problems with it but i had good experiences with maxtor and plus their diamond 10 line performs great.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,433 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	My vote goes in with crazijoe / he said it all almost anything but a maxtor for me !!!!! regards joe __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

08-11-2005, 05:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Here's a good thread on the subject. Which SATA HD brand you prefer? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software