Is maxtor hard drive any good

[BigBadBob]

i am looking at a Seagate Barracuda and a Maxtor Fireball Plus AS. I know the barracuda is a good drive but the maxtor is in stock and is the same price. they are both 40gb, have the same specs and all. is the maxtor good for video? Thanks for any help.

Bob

[Douglesh]

here is my personal preference in terms of HDD brands

Quantum - Very good
Maxtor - Very Good
Seagate - Good
IBM - Good
Western Digital - Not so good

[BigBadBob]

do a lot of people feel this way? also how much experience do you have with computers? ( not saying that your new or anything just wondering )

[neo2810]

Coming from a Hardware specialist/designer with 15 years experience, you can't go wrong with Maxtor. They are a good, solid make.

[BigBadBob]

thank you very much for your help. i think im gonna get a Maxtor D740X. thanks again.

Bob

[cybermage26]

I wish I read this post earlier coz I just bought a Seagate 40gb hard drive instead of the Maxtor thinking Seagate was better lol. Selling at same price too. shit happens I guess.

[Beavis]

For some reason, there's some forums where they like to bash Maxtor drives- So I'm glad to see some positive response in this particular case. My experience with Maxtor drives over the years has been excellent too

[Krizzzopolis]

tivos ( http://www.tivo.com ) use maxtor hard drives. so i would have to say they're great for video

[Battra92]

I don't know how good my opinion will be but, in all my years of building computers I swear by Maxtor. Their build and durability are excelent. I have two in my system (a 20GB for OS and programs and a 40GB for video) so as far as video they work fine for me.

A co-worker of mine swears by IBM drives but I can not reccomend them as one was set of its side and tipped over and completely died. I saw a maxtor fall a few feet and survive (Still you shouldn't be dropping your drives ^_^)

I think you will not be disappointed. Its also good to see people support Maxtor drives as well as a lot of people I know don't like them.

[zzyzzx]

My personal experience:
Maxtor = good
Western Digital = sucke sucke sucke

I've had several Western Digital drives die after a year. And check out Western Digital's stock price, if you buy one of their drives your taking a chance that the company will die and you won't get any warranty service.

[grouch]

I have 8 computers online at all times and I tend to think I know what I am doing with them.
I will never again buy another Western Digital (replaced 4 of them out of 5 due to failure)
I only buy MAXTOR now and I haven't gone wrong with them yet. The only one I have had to replace was a 10 year old 120meg drive I was playing with that finally died. that is out of the 14 Maxtors I have installed.

You won't be disappointed with your Maxtor. Seagate is ok and IBM is the poop if you are going SCSI.

MAXTOR MAXTOR MAXTOR.

And if the warranty is an issue with you? Maxtor warrants their drives for 3 years and 3 months after the last date of production for that model. not from the date of production for that drive. which if you really think about it you can get a 5 or 6 year warranty on maxtors.

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[Surferr]

I have used Seagate, Western Digital and the Maxtor. I have upgraded my computer hard drive a number of times of the last couple of years and I have only used Maxtor drive. They have proven to be more stable and reliable than the others. btw...they make drives for CompUSA, so you can save a few bucks on the cost and still get the Maxtor quality by going with a CompUSA drive...

[BigBadBob]

thanks bery much for all the help guys. i going to get a maxtor now.

Bob

[Joel0607]

I have a Seagate, Western Digital, and a Maxtor. The only one to fail was the Maxtor... so go figure. Everyone has their best, but I think all of these brands are solid.

[El Barto]

as an ex-CompUSA salesman and full-type computer addict, I stand by Maxtor. They have been given flak in the past but that is no more...they are excellent drives. I have a 4GB Western Digital drive and it's crashed a few times on me already...junker. Maxtor drives also tend to have the lowest price. How can you lose? I hear a lot of good about IBM drives though, so don't dismiss them so quickly.

Oh, and the difference between the CompUSA Maxtor drives and the actual Maxtor drives is that the CompUSA drive comes with a 1 year warranty, while the Maxtor comes with a 3 year. Chances are you'll never use the warranty, so go with the CompUSA brand if you have the choice, unless you're a stickler on warranties. (oh, and make sure the drive is 7200RPM).

[aguillon]

My personal experience has been very good with Maxtor. No crash thus far in many years of usage and building systems for friends.

IBM Deskstar is more like the Death Star for me. Multiple crashes.

Seagate is not bad although their drives do run very hot.

Cheers

[zzyzzx]

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The CompUSA Maxtor drives say 1 year on the box, but if you just look at the drive itself it's really the exact same warranty as the regular Maxtor drives. I actually did have a CompUSA/Maxtor drive fail after 2.5 years of hard use (after having several WD drives fail after about 1 year of lighter use, which is why I'm such a big fan of Maxtor) and sent it in and they did send me a refurbised one in it's place. Which I then eBayed for something like 75% of the cost of the new one I had already bought to replace it. I suspect that Maxtor just doesn't care or has no way of knowing if you got the CompUSA version or not.