Neil, Touch wood, I've never had any trouble with the 12 Maxtors that I've either bought for myself or specified for my customers.
Just don't buy a Fujitsu for god sake ! :) You never know how many other skeletons may lurk in that closet. Regards, Cammy. Neil Sinclair said: > Hi - > > I'm just about to buy a new hard drive, and I've been hearing horrible > stories about Maxtor (cheap but icky) and IBM (just flaky for 2 drive > models, other more recent models seem ok). > > I'm tempted by Western Digital (WD800JB - 80Gb, 8Mb buffer, 7200rpm) who > I've alway found reliable, and by the Seagate iv series - > > Main apps are audio processing (audacity) and simple office stuff, odd > bit of html and Delphi. > > Any info / experience would be welcome before I part with my hard-earned > cash! > > regards, > > Neil. > > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish -- Cameron Logie - Rushbrook IT Internet | Systems | Security Linux solutions for forward thinkers [W] http://www.rushbrookit.com/ [E] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [T] 0870 765 0620 _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish