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  1. April 11th, 2005, 05:23 AM #1
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    Seagate Barracuda 80/120 GB ?

    Hi folks,

    I'm about to replace a 60GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 drive - it is so NOISY! constant loud whining hum.

    Are Seagate OK these days, technically and warranty-wise (OEM and Retail)? Thinking about replacing with either an 80GB or 120GB Seagate Barracuda (not SATA type)....
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  2. April 11th, 2005, 05:33 AM #2
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    Everybody has their own preference; me personally, I've never really cared for Seagates, but they seem to be decently priced and I haven't heard of any mass amounts of problems with them lately.
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  3. April 11th, 2005, 07:20 AM #3
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    My personal opinion for HD today:

    Seagate: 5yrs warranty, new tech in bearings (i think), Good
    Western Digital: they are fairly constant as far as reliability goes, theyre my choice.
    Maxtor: Not so good at the moment, heard too many problems.
    Samsung/Hitachi: Dont have any but hear that they are silent performers.
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  4. April 11th, 2005, 08:13 AM #4
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    my main requirement for buying HD's now is warranty. gotta have 3 years, so I've been buying samsungs more and more
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  5. April 11th, 2005, 08:28 AM #5
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    I have pretty much seagates exclusively and I have been very very pleased with them.
    I do use some samsungs in my builds for the low end 3 yr waranty and they have been fine as well
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  6. April 11th, 2005, 12:54 PM #6
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    Our company still uses Seagate on a regular basis.

    For what it's worth, most HP systems still use Seagates also.

    Check 'em out at http://www.seagate.com/
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