OT: Seagate acquires Maxtor

Dach wrote on 5/27/2006, 7:24 AM
We have discussed hard drives on the forum occassionally. I received an email from Seagate sharing that the acquisition of Maxtor has been completed.

I have always been pleased with Seagate drivees and really have not had any problems, but one with Maxtor. Between the two though I have alway thought Seagate was a more solid drive / company.

I suppose its natural to see companies merge.

Chad

Comments

Jackie_Chan_Fan wrote on 5/27/2006, 7:28 AM
seagate is a long standing pillar in hard drives....

Maxtor and WD drives dont last long.

I'm trying the new samsung drives. OEM 300gig SATA drives for $89 aint too shabby..

Coursedesign wrote on 5/27/2006, 7:32 AM
Samsung's 160GB SATA drive is really really quiet, which is nice for some.
Sab wrote on 5/27/2006, 11:59 AM
What prompted you to say that Maxtor and WD drives don't last long?

We have many Maxtor drives that get pounded routinely with work that range in age from 1-6 years old. Most are external but some are internal in sleds. Should we be worried now?

Mike
Former user wrote on 5/27/2006, 12:11 PM
Everybody seems to have their own experiences. I have used Maxtor, WD, Seagate and Samsung. The only one I have had fail in 10 years was a WD which was a known issue not too long after they were sold.

Dave T2
Serena wrote on 5/27/2006, 9:25 PM
Experience of failures is interesting but really only useful when accompanied by analysis of reasons for the failure. The general conclusion of contributors here is that Maxtors I & II fail through overheating because the drives are very poorly ventilated (with no active cooling at all). This isn't a real problem when used for office backup, but it is for video editing. Cooling with external fans appears to fix the problem, but there hasn't been much feedback on the success of this (works for me). The design of the Maxtor III strongly indicates that they recognised the need for better cooling.
I think it correct to say that HDs used intensively need real cooling, so any external HD used for video editing needs to be installed in a housing fitted with a fan and there are COTS systems that give you a setup at lower cost than a Maxtor.