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HI-TEKKSOLUTIONS
11-27-2008, 04:01 AM
i am going to have to install a new harddrive on an hp i am working on it currently has a 300gig maxtor sata in it which about to crash. does any one have any suggestions on what i should get?
gunslinger
11-27-2008, 04:26 AM
i am going to have to install a new harddrive on an hp i am working on it currently has a 300gig maxtor sata in it which about to crash. does any one have any suggestions on what i should get?


Yeah, get anything but a Maxtor. Seagate and Western digital are both brands I trust.
Y.F.N.C.G.
11-27-2008, 04:52 AM
I've had bad experiences with Western Digital. By process of elimination that leaves Seagate!

@hi-tech: are there any other considerations you need to take into account?
MrMille
11-27-2008, 11:22 AM
i am going to have to install a new harddrive on an hp i am working on it currently has a 300gig maxtor sata in it which about to crash. does any one have any suggestions on what i should get?

Grammar and spelling lessons?
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yamaharacer
11-27-2008, 02:00 PM
I've had bad experiences with Western Digital. By process of elimination that leaves Seagate!

@hi-tech: are there any other considerations you need to take into account?

same here. I just had to send in my 2nd western digital drive that failed it's SMART test. both were less than one year old.
geekhelp4u
11-27-2008, 02:37 PM
WD and Fujitsu have both given me headaches over the last few years.

looking for EIDE or SATA?

TigerDirect has a 1 TB Sata for 99 - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3346290&Sku=TSD-1000AS

or a Hitachi EIDE 320GB drive for 55 - http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4198820&CatId=523

Hitachi SATA 320GB for 49 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145129

500 GB Sata for 59 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
iptech
11-27-2008, 03:16 PM
I find Samsung drives very reliable. FWIW Maxtor used to be considered the best drives during the days when Seagate had serious issues with their drives (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E6DD1239F933A25756C0A9619582 60).

Yes I am that old... and a bit more. :(