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  • Amputate Your Head
    There can be only one
    • Aug 2001
    • 39075

    #1

    Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB harddrives - good?

    I hope so.... I just ordered a box of them.

    anyone used these yet, got some input?
    SIG TOO BIG
  • CCdoug
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2003
    • 1390

    #2
    Western Digital is better imho.

    But then, all are crap if you can't find the updates to your BIOS
    and your current setting allow a max of 137GBs.

    Finally found my updates today

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    • Sosa
      In Tushy Land
      • Oct 2002
      • 40149

      #3
      We see alot of Maxtor drives that go bad. We wouldn't recommend em.

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      • Amputate Your Head
        There can be only one
        • Aug 2001
        • 39075

        #4
        Originally posted by CrazyJ
        Western Digital is better imho.

        But then, all are crap if you can't find the updates to your BIOS
        and your current setting allow a max of 137GBs.

        Finally found my updates today
        i use them as externals on a firewire.... shouldn't be any bios issues.
        SIG TOO BIG

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075

          #5
          Originally posted by Sosa
          We see alot of Maxtor drives that go bad. We wouldn't recommend em.
          hmmm..... I've never tried Maxtors before, so I thought I'd give them a shot.... I have had Western DIgitals and Seagates fail on me often though.

          never had an IBM go bad though..... but I really needed the 250GB's
          SIG TOO BIG

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          • chupacabra
            Confirmed User
            • Sep 2002
            • 3626

            #6
            We see alot of Maxtor drives that go bad. We wouldn't recommend em.
            gotta second that, i have seen more Maxtor drives go tits up in the last year than any other brand, especially in rackmount servers... they seem to die a very early heat-death compared to any other common brand (heh, even Micropolis!)... do a chargeback and don't sign for the package..!
            ...promise her a defamation, tell her where the rain will fall..

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            • nathan_f
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2003
              • 3983

              #7
              Originally posted by CrazyJ
              Western Digital is better imho.

              But then, all are crap if you can't find the updates to your BIOS
              and your current setting allow a max of 137GBs.

              Finally found my updates today
              my 120gb maxtor came with a floppy which had 'maxblast' on it.

              give that a shot next time, it works wonders.

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              • VirtuMike
                Confirmed User
                • May 2002
                • 2483

                #8
                I have two dead maxtors on my desk right now. One is the 250 SATA and the other is a 300 ATA133.

                My admin just lost a maxtor 40 a couple days ago.

                We have moved Maxtor off of our list of approved vendors.
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                • pushpills
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 3700

                  #9
                  I love how people whine when their maxtor gets fucked up





                  how many people have to tell you?


                  WD

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                  • chupacabra
                    Confirmed User
                    • Sep 2002
                    • 3626

                    #10
                    never had an IBM go bad though..... but I really needed the 250GB's
                    you must have never had any of the GXP series IBM drives... they pretty much drove IBM out of the HD biz... WD does make a 250Gb though, although i have a dead one right here on my desk. Seagate is my poison of choice at the moment..
                    ...promise her a defamation, tell her where the rain will fall..

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                    • Amputate Your Head
                      There can be only one
                      • Aug 2001
                      • 39075

                      #11
                      Originally posted by VirtuMike
                      I have two dead maxtors on my desk right now. One is the 250 SATA and the other is a 300 ATA133.

                      My admin just lost a maxtor 40 a couple days ago.

                      We have moved Maxtor off of our list of approved vendors.
                      hmmm..... this is not good news.

                      How hard do you work 'em? Cuz I won't do much writing to them at all.... I pretty much fill 'em up all in one shot, and after that only ever read from them.
                      SIG TOO BIG

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                      • CCdoug
                        Confirmed User
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 1390

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Amputate Your Head


                        i use them as externals on a firewire.... shouldn't be any bios issues.
                        Ahh, makes sense. My 2 are internal with a 3rd being just my OS.
                        For the longest time I was left with half the storage on each, that
                        is until about 2 hours ago.

                        Now I've got the OS drive partitioned into 2 125GB chunks and
                        the other 2 partitioned into 1/4's

                        Just yesterday I started crashing dues to some bios issues and
                        finally today (after 5 crashes) went looking for the updates l0l

                        I R Lazy heh

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                        • Amputate Your Head
                          There can be only one
                          • Aug 2001
                          • 39075

                          #13
                          Originally posted by chupacabra


                          you must have never had any of the GXP series IBM drives... they pretty much drove IBM out of the HD biz... WD does make a 250Gb though, although i have a dead one right here on my desk. Seagate is my poison of choice at the moment..
                          dead Seagate i use as a paperweight....



                          hehehe
                          SIG TOO BIG

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                          • chupacabra
                            Confirmed User
                            • Sep 2002
                            • 3626

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Amputate Your Head


                            dead Seagate i use as a paperweight....



                            hehehe
                            lol, too many dead HD's these days, i think quality control has gone down across the board, truth be told. but Maxtor still tops my list at the moment for quick-failing drives..
                            ...promise her a defamation, tell her where the rain will fall..

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                            • VeriSexy
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                              • Apr 2002
                              • 25463

                              #15
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                              • Amputate Your Head
                                There can be only one
                                • Aug 2001
                                • 39075

                                #16
                                Originally posted by chupacabra


                                lol, too many dead HD's these days, i think quality control has gone down across the board, truth be told. but Maxtor still tops my list at the moment for quick-failing drives..
                                yeah no kidding.... what the hell happened to building something that lasts? I've thrown away probly 6 harddrives in the last 9 months. I remember when the 1 gig drive first came out... it was like, the uber coveted crowned jewel of harddrives.... lol... but they lasted forever! I think I still have a few kickin' around here somewhere.
                                SIG TOO BIG

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                                • Alex Xe

                                  #17
                                  I do not like Maxtor Company....I have in 1999, 2 HDD from Maxtor....its die after 5 month together.

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