__/ [ Jim ] on Friday 11 August 2006 13:33 \__
> [H]omer wrote:
>
>> Jim wrote:
>>>> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Friday 11 August 2006 10:49 \__
>>
>>>>> Ooh, that just reminded me of a *really* bad day I had with an IBM
>>>>> "DeathStar" hard drive, that prompted me to post this:
>>
>>> I got a 250GB Deskstar last week. It lasted precisely two hours before
>>> something flipped and the platters developed a slight warp. One minute it
>>> was quiet as they get, the next it sounded like a vinyl being played with
>>> a sandpaper stylus on a runaway turntable.
>>
>> Oooh, I thought things were supposed to have improved since Hitachi took
>> over ... apparently not, eh?
>>
>
> actually, this is the first time an Hitachi (or any other drive) has ever
> failed on me like this. Still, it holds the record for the shortest lived
> drive. Second place is a Maxtor 300GB which failed after a week (started
> smacking the heads around one day) and third goes to a Fujitsu (lasted 3
> weeks, ASIC chip peeled right off the board).
I had 3 hard-drive on my old Compaq laptop. The first was a Toshiba (?) that
survived just 1 year. The second was a brand-new IBM that died after 2-3
years. I assume that Hitachi manufactured these for IBM at the time. The
only one that lasted to this date (now pretty much retired, drawer material)
is an Apple hardware. I found it hard to squeeze it into the laptop's
chassis. Apple don't give a s**t about standard size.
Anyway, Hitachi didn't impress me. I had another knackered Maxtor last
September. People told me that Seagate is a good brand to go for, so my
external is a Seagate. So far, so good.
Best wishes,
Roy
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