swifty11212 Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 From what I've heard, Hitachi's are pretty decent little HDD's. I have always been a seagate fan. My old 30gig seagate that has been thrown around all it's life (8 years old) just died recently. But 8 years for a used and abused HDD is pretty good. 565146[/snapback] seagate rocks and year 8 years is a good life span, 1-2 years is no good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgnatewv2 Posted October 22, 2005 Posted October 22, 2005 Get the Hitachi!! B:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus89 Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Hitachi is a very solid hard drive. Above all they can hold some massive capacities. If you need space you can't go wrong with the Hitachi. Get a good offer and it's a no brainer. And really Hitachi, Maxtor, WD and Seagate are all reliable brands. People's opinions are usually based on which failed them. Personally I've had Maxtor's all my life and they haven't failed me. My Western Digital (non-raptor) has but it's my fault for getting the retail 1 year warranty version on an impulse (good clearance deal). My brother's Hitachis and Raptors have held up well. And my old Seagate was running around until just the other day. So basically I just look for the best value at the time. But for performance and reliability the Raptors are hard to beat. My brother uses it to load his computer and you can tell the difference. For gaming not so much hence his high capcity Hitachi's to store the games. If only the Raptors weren't so small... As for the Hitachi and Maxtor temp / loudness: Idle the Maxtor Diamondmax series have very low temperatures compared to other models. When they need to rev up to heavy loads they are just as hot as other top models but still under most. Now loudness is different. Anandtech did a report comparing different models and the Diamondmax Series was 3db louder than other drives. That really isn't a significant difference but yes they are louder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 30, 2005 Posted October 30, 2005 to add my late $0.02, i have had 4 of these drives die on me. i personally wouldnt go for one again but suggest WD/Seagate/Maxtor instead. we all get duds, but Hitachi are my bogey brand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted October 30, 2005 Posted October 30, 2005 I think most brands are pretty decent nowadays. I went with seagate for my last round of purchases because of the long warranty they offer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oralpain Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 I've never had a problem with IBM/Hitachi deskstars. I have some that have been in nearly constant use for 6+ years that still work fine. Never had an IBM/Hitachi (never had the acursed GXP75s either) or Samsung drive fail on me yet. Realistically though, the faliure rate for all major brands is very similar. Look at warranty and performance, not the name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asus Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 Never get Hitachi.. NEVER.. they have so many problems.. i put it in a new computer to install windows, i kept getting Disk Read Error press C-A-Del i would not get it.. go with WD or seagate.. trust me on this one.. i have had 2 bad Hitachi Deskstars.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hushplz Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 I've seen alot of Deskstars die in time working here. Not one seagate though.................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oralpain Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 Never get Hitachi.. NEVER.. they have so many problems.. You are basing this on a sample of only two drives? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted October 31, 2005 Posted October 31, 2005 i must admit that a lot of my friends and colleagues have had more problems with IBM/Hitachi than any other brand... ...and that was working as a technician at the UK's largest highstreet computer retailer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigr Posted November 7, 2005 Posted November 7, 2005 uuum i justhad a wd die on me, seagate is the shizzle, to da nizzle, they are great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuJuMaN89 Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 how do u rate hitachi SATA hdd's? they are for $20 day after thanksgiving Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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