[G4] re: my hard drive western dig vs maxtor?

[lavode at comcast.net]

Statistically valid?  Ok, how about this:

Most hard drives are going to work in your computer, and there is little difference between brands.

-Lavode


> On Nov 22, 2004, at 9:54 AM, r herman wrote:
> 
> > Question... I see a western digital drive on sale... 80 gig... 7200 
> > rpm eide
> >  
> > Do you think it would be as good/same as the maxtor?
> >  
> >> On Nov 22, 2004 r herman wrote:
> >>
> >> Is there anything specific I need to find on the box to ensure I get 
> >> the right drive?
> 
> 
> Meaning no disrespect to anyone on the list, but I'd be willing to bet 
> that there is no one on this list who can give you a statistically 
> valid answer to your question. The truth is all manufacturers produce a 
> bad batch at one time or another and any opinion given on this list is 
> most likely to reflect whether or not someone happened to have a 
> particular manufacturer's drive fail on them at one time or another. 
> (And whether they had a backup or not.)
> 
> In the 20 years I've been playing with computers personally I've only 
> had one drive fail on me and in the 11 years I spent at Sun managing 
> 100's of machines that ran 24 hours a day I had only a few failures. 
> (Sun purchases drives from all of the major manufacturers, although 
> Seagate seemed to be our biggest supplier while I was there.)
> 
> My suggestions:
> 
> 1) If money is your biggest concern buy the cheapest 7200 RPM drive you 
> can find of the size you want with or without a rebate. (Depending on 
> how you feel about them.) 120-160 GB seems to be the sweet spot at the 
> moment, esp. with a rebate. DealMac/DealPC is a good place to check for 
> prices.
> 
> 2) If you want the fastest drive you can get, see the Leader Board at 
> http://www.storagereview.com.
> 
> Keep in mind that with rebates you can generally buy the fastest drive 
> available for the same price as a slower driver. The IBM/Hitachi 160 GB 
> drive I recently purchased was both the fastest drive of its size and 
> the least expensive I could find, after rebate, at the time I bought 
> it.
> 
> 3) If you want the quietest drive you can get, get a Seagate. (At least 
> this was true the last time I checked.)
> 
> You don't say specifically what Mac you have, but any modern IDE drive 
> will work in your machine. You're likely to be limited by the built in 
> controller to only being able to use 120 GB unless you buy a new 
> controller.
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
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