Which brand of HDD (Hard Disk Drive) is the best?

Question

according to their reliability, life-span, efficiency etc.
eg. Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, Maxtor etc...

Answer 1

5/31/06 – Serial ATA may be the dominant interface on new computer systems, but the majority of systems out there still feature an IDE or ATA interface for hard drives and optical storage. This list tries to look at those drives that offer the best levels of performance and reliability for the consumer. Here are the five best IDE hard drives based on my experience and research.
1) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB
Seagate is the first company to use perpendicular recording with their new Barracuda 7200.10 series hard drive. By stacking the bits magnetic poles on end rather than flat, more data can be packed onto a disc thus allowing the drive to have its incredible 750GB capacity. The drive outperforms pretty much any other IDE drive on the market as well, but the price is fairly high.

2) Hitachi Desktar 500GB
Hitachi was the first company to release a hard drive with a 500GB capacity. Even though the DeskStar is quite old compare to many other models, performance is still good even with the 8MB buffer compared to the 16MB on most new drives. The one thing is does have going for it is reliability, something that still needs to be seen with the new perpendicular drives.



3) Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB
While Western Digital doesn't offer as many high capacity drives, its Cavier SE series has a reputation for performance and reliability. The 320GB model may not have as much space as the large 500GB or higher models, but it still provides more storage than the average consumer requires. The price per gigabyte on the drive makes it much more attractive to those on a budget.

4) Samsung SpinPoint T133 300GB
Samsung is not a big name in the consumer hard drive business, but they have been growing lately. Their SpinPoint series of drives has a reputation for extremely low noise operation. This makes the drives an excellent choice for those looking to put it into a media center or small form factor case. Performance is quite respectable with its 320GB capacity and the price is very attractive.

5) Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB
Maxtor's fate is a bit unknown now that Seagate has finalized their purchase. Their drives haven't been updated much since the release of the DiamondMax 10 series, but the performance and quality are still good on this venerable drive. The 300GB drive capacity is plenty for most consumers and the price is quite good.
http://compreviews.about.com/od/storage/tp/IDEHardDrives.htm

I personally have had MAJOR problems with Maxtor. It would be my last choice. I replaced more Maxtor drives than I could count!

Answer 2

Seagate

Answer 3

Everyone will give you every answer under the sun based on experience.

I would say in the current market you have 3 good choices.

Western Digital
Seagate
Maxtor.

Everyone has had a bad experience and will tell you that makes the drives junk. You can only choose from the best. I would not run a machine with anything other than the names I listed.

Answer 4

I'll add my 2 cents here. Based on MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE and working on friends and neighbors, etc computers.....

Without a doubt, WAY MORE MAXTOR drives have FAILED than ANY OTHER brand.

I always use and reccomend either Seagate or Western Digital

Answer 5

I've had a lot of trouble with Maxtor, so I would be willing to try seagate. 3 HDDs have failed, all maxtors.

Answer 6

Seagate.

Answer 7

seagate hands down.

Answer 8

i got (2) 300 gig hdd by seagate!!! one is external!!!!

Answer 9

seagate

Answer 10

Maxtor..is a good one, it's performance is pretty good..