I'm looking at buying either a Western Digital, Seagate or Maxtor.
The Maxtor is an external (I want external), but the others are IDE (I think that this means it is made for inside the comp...?) Anyways, with the Seagate or WD I would get an external case and put it in myself.
To answer this question, don't worry yourself about price, I've found some pretty sweet prices, but rather, WHAT IS BETTER and WHY?
Cheers heaps!
Gman
2007-02-14 12:00:30 · 10 answers · asked by gman 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Maxtor has the biggest percentage of drives that fail...so no to that one (only thing worse is buying off brand)...
IDE is the cable you use to connect the drive to the motherboard and such...and yes it goes inside your computer...
As for just getting a internal one and getting a case for it...Seagates are the best...
As for the answer above me...the reason it only had 130 is because Windows XP only was capable of handling 130GB drives...but Service Pack 1 fixed that
2007-02-14 12:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by outsider8402 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as performance they are pretty much even. The big difference is the warranty. Western Digital has a 5 yr while Maxtor and Seagate have 1 yr.
2007-02-14 22:01:15 · answer #2 · answered by acklan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had problems with Seagate drives that I've had in the past. Now, it might have been just one bad drive, but I went with Maxtor. I actually have 4 external drives on my PC, and haven't had a problem with them in over 3 years!
Perhaps, it's just personal preference, but as I've said, I've been pretty lucky with Maxtor
2007-02-14 20:09:27 · answer #3 · answered by SolMan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen Maxtor used frequently in ads for Fry's Electronics, and i've known it to be a trustworthy brand. Also, if you're unsure about whether or not the others are external, stick with the one you're sure about.
2007-02-14 20:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by itstimetopoop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of those can be external. I like Western Digital, because it is more realiable. All computer companies, use there, Hard Drives.
I don't recall a company using anyother. If you want a great parts dealer, go to my source website....
Willie
2007-02-14 20:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by storrsw123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Western Digital for the best brand.
Maxtor for the more resistant to heats.
Seagate... well I don't know about that.
They are all good harddrive but I prefer Western Digital above all for brand name trust for superiority strength.
2007-02-14 20:04:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all about the same. I've used them all.
Get the longest warranty just in case.
Make sure you get good specs on the drive. 7200rpm or higher. Large buffer like 8mb, fast access like 6ms.
Check the specs on Raptor drives as a comparison.
2007-02-14 20:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maxtor is real good. i bought a 200gb for 99dollars the only thing is it only came with 130 on it and you had to get a update to get the rest
2007-02-14 20:04:38 · answer #8 · answered by quiksilver23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say go maxtor anyway... maxtor is an awesome brand to use.
2007-02-14 20:11:36 · answer #9 · answered by oddytwin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both work but i would choose seagate...usually quieter operation with these
2007-02-14 20:03:50 · answer #10 · answered by Kord 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋