Best Hard Drive / Disk Brand, Official OCC Poll #29 |
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Best Hard Drive / Disk Brand, Official OCC Poll #29 |
 Apr 18 2005, 03:42 AM
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 Mac User  Posts: 9,037 Joined: 4-April 02 From: Knoxville, TN Member No.: 717  |
I'll probably be doing a number of similar topics over the next few weeks.
 The idea for it actually came from BloodySunday. So, what one brand do you like the most? Why? That's this weeks poll. -------------------- |
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Apr 18 2005, 03:58 AM
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 X2 Lovin' Posts: 335 Joined: 17-August 04 Member No.: 11,751 |
Western Digital
 Never failed me.
-------------------- Q9550, Asus P5Q Pro, 2x2GB Mushkin HP2 6400, Diamond Radeon HD 4850,
Seagate 1TB, Antec TruePower Trio 650W, Coolermaster CM690 |
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Apr 18 2005, 04:01 AM
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 <3 Posts: 2,048 Joined: 19-June 04 Member No.: 10,750 |
I have 4 WD drives running right now, 2 raptors, a 80gb and a 40gb, All run 24/7 and havent let me down yet. My 2 maxtors are going out
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Apr 18 2005, 04:12 AM
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 Porkchop Sandwiches!!!1 Posts: 972 Joined: 21-February 05 From: Atlanta Georgia Member No.: 15,302 |
Western Digital has always worked for me. They're quiet, fast, and they always work.
-------------------- "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." -George Bush, Aug. 5, 2004
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Apr 18 2005, 04:18 AM
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 Intel must die!!! Posts: 1,887 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Des Moines, IA Member No.: 9,456 |
WD
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AMD Opteron 148 CAB2E Zalman CNPS9500LED 2530MHZ EVGA 7900GT KO SuperClocked 602/1664 OCZ Platinum EB ddr500 1gig 466ishmhz *3-3-7-2* HDA X-Plosion 7.1 Dolby Digital & DTS DFI NF4 Ultra-d WD 80gb 7,200 rpm SATA WD 320gb 7,200 rpm 16MB cach sata II ThermalTake Xaser II samsung 793mb and hyundai l90d+ Enermax liberty 500watt |
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Apr 18 2005, 04:39 AM
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 Geek Squad Agent Posts: 1,999 Joined: 4-December 04 From: Chattanooga, TN Member No.: 13,961 |
I had a Quantum Bigfoot back in the day.. it was a 5.25" hard drive.. i loved it.. always my favorite.. Quantum gets my vote
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Apr 18 2005, 05:49 AM
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 o/cing since p166mmx Posts: 896 Joined: 13-April 04 From: monterey,ca Member No.: 9,563 |
i said seagate because they have the longest warranty
-drew -------------------- |
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Apr 18 2005, 06:04 AM
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 Geek Posts: 721 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Southern Cali Member No.: 11,259 |
whoever said maxtor, they are the worst. =D
but I picked Western Digital. it has never failed me. it worked under really hot conditions and humid. That thing has never ever failed me. unlike some other hard drives. |
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Apr 18 2005, 07:05 AM
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 Don't even get me started  Posts: 9,685 Joined: 1-July 03 Member No.: 4,758 |
though quantum shouldn't count, since they're now "maxtor" I still voted for them. I have quite a few of thier high speed scsi drives that have never failed me.
maxtor is next. I've only had a hand full of thier drives fail. WD is okay, Hitachi is pretty good, IBM is now hitachi, and seagate NEEDS that warranty. thier new bearings are supposed to be so great, yet they sound like a rusty chain saw and last just as long
-------------------- Some people are like Slinkies. Totally useless, but you just can't help but laugh when you push them down the stairs.
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Apr 18 2005, 07:17 AM
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 Whiny f'n Delta fan in my PCP&C 510 lol Posts: 15,693 Joined: 21-April 04 From: Manchester, UK Member No.: 9,702 |
it was a close call between Hitachi and Seagate, i have pure Hitachi in my main rig and Seagate/IBM-Hitachi in my 2nd rig... over the years i've also had Maxtor and WD... i can't remember any others
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Apr 18 2005, 07:38 AM
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 The man, the legend Posts: 752 Joined: 30-December 03 From: Gainesville, Fl Member No.: 7,493 |
WD... I love mah raptors, no problems with them at all, even after lots of video editing. Also have the WD 80gig special edition. All are quiet, and all are fast.
-------------------- "I play russian roulette everyday, a man's sport, with a bullet called life, yeah called life."
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Apr 18 2005, 07:42 AM
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 BrutePC.com Posts: 2,712 Joined: 11-June 04 From: Normal, IL Member No.: 10,594 |
I said WD, I've had quite a few die on me, but I think most of them were my fault and their no questions asked advanced return thing is really nice...new HD in less than a week, don't have to wait around for the normal 2 month RMA from most companies.
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