Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 22:52:52 -0400 From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Desktop hard drives (Warning: minimal [LIB]retto content)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:23 PM Subject: Desktop hard drives (Warning: minimal [LIB]retto content) > Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:19:56 +0800 > From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Desktop hard drives (Warning: minimal [LIB]retto content) > > Hi all! > > OK this has minimal libretto content but I'm getting desperate and you lot > seem pretty smart ... so here goes. > > I've been caught not once, not twice but 4 times by the infamous IBM > DeskStar 75GXP bug. I had 2 30 gig drives die on me, sent them away, almost > 3 months later I got 2 45 gig 75GXP drives back from IBM which have now, > barely 3 months on, died of the same cause (indicated 3 or 4 loud rasping > sounds followed by silence then a few more times then the computer locking > solid when accessing certain parts of the hard drive). No kidding. That's why there is a class action law suit against IBM on 75GXP. And also why IBM now decided to get out of hard disk business. > > Until now, I've had almost perfect faith in IBM hard drives but this has > shaken my faith to its foundations. What are you people's recommendations > regarding IDE drives from other manufacturers that are dependable and > relatively quick, based on your experiences? I'm looking for > recommendations for 7200RPM ATA100 or better hard drives in the 40-60GB > range. I'd also be interested in experiences with companies that give > pretty good warranty service (ie. it doesn't take them 3 months to replace > a pair of hard drives!). I still have two IBM disks on my two desktops. One is the first generation 7200 rpm DeskStar 10GB. Still running strong after about 4 years and a new 60GXP. Some say 60GXP does not share the problem with 75GXP. Some say otherwise. Keep my fingers crossed on this one. I've a Maxtor 20GB 7200 rpm disk died couple months ago after installed it for only 2 years. Its warranty service is pretty good. I just went to Maxtor's web site, put in the serial no and fill out a form and get a replacement in weeks. So, it leaves only two brands, Seagate and Western Digital which I haven't used them for years. ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
