Maxtor Hard Drive

[mooman]

I disagree. I use maxtor hard drives all the time - they are great value for money, however they do run hot so good vent is essential. as long as one of your drives is a maxtor you can also download and use this prog :-

http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/dow.../maxblast3.htm

It is essentially a tool to format very quickly any maxtor hard drives but more imortantly it will let you 'clone' your c: drive as well as others. This will give you an exact copy of your c: drive. If you then use caddy's to install your hard drives you can swop out a failed hard drive in about 10 seconds and then reboot. The added bonus of caddy's is of course you normally get an additional cooling fan to go with them. Take a look here for example. :-

http://http://www.pcstats.com/articl...?articleID=422

As George suggests you can also get external usb hard drives, but you can also get usb 2 hard drive enclosures so you can stick inside whatever you like. This makes it a lot cheaper option. It also gives you a warm glow inside knowing that if you have a hard drive failure half way through a show you can play your mp3 player background music for a couple of songs while you swop.
Have fun

[mikedomi]

first of all this drive Maxtor 160 gig they have had a lot of problems with
as far as the rest of the drives and manufactor go they are all about the same
drive for drive
the reason you here a little more about the maxtor drives is they sell for a little less money so people buy more of them

but based on the (return to the sales) of drives all manufactor are close to beaing the same

i would say when it comes to seagate ,western dig and maxtor
go for the best price

westeren dig cost a little more but when they are on sale i would buy them
support and return are easier for this company

i have had better luck with western dig drives but any of these 3 are ok

just dont buy any maxtor 160gig not a good drive