Maxtor drives suck ass - GoFuckYourself.com

HorseShit · 01-19-2005, 03:18 PM

Just had a four month old maxtor 160gb 7200rpm 8mb cache drive die. Thanks maxtor!

Sosa · 01-19-2005, 03:19 PM

yep they do suck ass. we replace a ton of them at work

NinjaSteve · 01-19-2005, 03:20 PM

Yeah maxtors suck ass in my opinion. I prefer the Seagate drives with the 5 year warranty. Also Western Digital has done well for me too, they have ones with a 3 year warranty.

Maxtor and IBM Desktar drives have not done good for me at all.

flashfire · 01-19-2005, 03:21 PM

I use Maxtor and have never had a problem

QuaWee · 01-19-2005, 03:31 PM

Hitachi are even worse. Died within a week of buying it

VirtuMike · 01-19-2005, 03:36 PM

Haha the Hitachi DeathStar. Maxtor has made its way off our Approved Vendor list.

WD is the way to go.

Naughty · 01-19-2005, 03:40 PM

My Maxtor OneTouch died once. I revived it with diskrecovery pro and kept most of the data luckily.

Paco, of Large Cash. · 01-19-2005, 03:44 PM

IBM or Seagate are rock solid drives, but to be fair ... I hope you are not using such a large drive as the primary master (MHO).

We use the IBMs in our servers and Seagates in our video boxes ... no issues after a few years of heavy usage.

(Most if not all drive producers are actually using IBM's components to build their drives.)

Some Maxtor drives are okay, but for the most part they belong on the shelf at Cosco.

Radiate · 01-19-2005, 05:17 PM

I enjoy maxtor drives, have never had a problem with them.

d00t · 01-19-2005, 05:44 PM

i find seagate to be the shit

Jay_StandAhead · 01-19-2005, 05:49 PM

I just bought two 200gigs SATA Maxtors....

nico-t · 01-19-2005, 05:52 PM

o shit im a glad i was forced to get a western digital.... i did some research on dutch sites and the users + my bro gave some tips, so hitachi was #1 on my list and maxtor 2!!
lucky me they only sold WD at that crappy pc shop i was at :D

johnny1 · 01-19-2005, 06:08 PM

I got 2 maxtor's for backup drives so far all is ok but I only use scsi seagate for primary.`

Bird · 01-19-2005, 06:12 PM

I have never had a problem with mine. As any storage device all I can say! Back that ass up.

Kard63 · 01-19-2005, 06:15 PM

1. IBM
2. WD

3,4,5 = seagate, hitachi, maxtor - CRAP

ULVideo · 01-19-2005, 10:24 PM

I had a Maxtor drive take a shit on me in August. It's replacement only lasted LESS THAN A MONTH. Maxtor factory replaced it, but it's still sitting in my desk drawer because I'm affraid to use it.

MikeXAMO · 01-19-2005, 10:25 PM

Maxtor's just dont last like they used to. Seagate!!!!

MikeXAMO · 01-19-2005, 10:26 PM

didnt WD get bought by Maxtor?

pushpills · 01-19-2005, 10:26 PM

maxtor sucks.

Paparazzi · 01-19-2005, 10:29 PM

Maxtor rocks

Do not buy IBM drives

Spunky · 01-19-2005, 10:29 PM

Haven't had a problem in over 7 years...... touch wood.

rowan · 01-19-2005, 10:39 PM

I read a couple of years ago that IBM drives are now rebadged drives from other manufacturers such as Samsung. From memory there were 3 manufacturers making the same models, so you never really knew where it came from.

Is this still the case?

I've had an IBM deskstar drive go out - I researched it and the best guess is that the head erased/wrote whilst it was seeking over the disk. Big no-no! Kind of like splashing white-out across a typed sheet of paper... most of the data is still there, but as a whole the document is ruined. I was able to low level format the drive and it's working fine now, but I can't trust that drive (or rather its firmware) any more. Who knows when it will next energise the erase heads at the wrong moment.

ProjectNaked · 01-19-2005, 10:39 PM

WD ---

Ironhorse · 01-19-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdavis

Just had a four month old maxtor 160gb 7200rpm 8mb cache drive die. Thanks maxtor!

I had same thing happen last year, it really hurt as I had transferred most of my work files to this 'new' drive and did not complete backups. Thanks Maxtor

chupachups · 01-19-2005, 10:45 PM

This is weird....... I LOVE my IBM/Seagate drives - I have never ever had any problems with them. What I hate though is SAMSUNGs and Maxtors!

LiveDose · 01-19-2005, 11:13 PM

I had a western digital drive eat 80 gigs of data after about 3 months of use. Tried 3 data recovery programs, nothing worked. Have all important data backed up on 3 drives now...

toddler · 01-20-2005, 12:27 AM

wow there are some fucking idiots on here.

01-19-2005, 03:20 PM	#3
NinjaSteve Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 11,089	Yeah maxtors suck ass in my opinion. I prefer the Seagate drives with the 5 year warranty. Also Western Digital has done well for me too, they have ones with a 3 year warranty. Maxtor and IBM Desktar drives have not done good for me at all. __________________ ...

01-19-2005, 03:31 PM	#5
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01-19-2005, 03:36 PM	#6
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01-19-2005, 03:40 PM	#7
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01-19-2005, 05:17 PM	#9
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01-19-2005, 03:18 PM	#1
HorseShit Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,513	Maxtor drives suck ass Just had a four month old maxtor 160gb 7200rpm 8mb cache drive die. Thanks maxtor!

01-19-2005, 03:19 PM	#2
Sosa In Tushy Land Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nebraska Posts: 40,149	yep they do suck ass. we replace a ton of them at work

01-19-2005, 03:21 PM	#4
flashfire ICQ 1 6 7 8 5 3 4 9 2 Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,098	I use Maxtor and have never had a problem

01-19-2005, 03:44 PM	#8
Paco, of Large Cash. Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: --> . <-- Posts: 2,267	IBM or Seagate are rock solid drives, but to be fair ... I hope you are not using such a large drive as the primary master (MHO). We use the IBMs in our servers and Seagates in our video boxes ... no issues after a few years of heavy usage. (Most if not all drive producers are actually using IBM's components to build their drives.) Some Maxtor drives are okay, but for the most part they belong on the shelf at Cosco.

01-19-2005, 05:44 PM	#10
d00t Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In your mind Posts: 3,766	i find seagate to be the shit

01-19-2005, 05:49 PM	#11
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01-19-2005, 05:52 PM	#12
nico-t emperor of my world Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: nethalands Posts: 29,903	o shit im a glad i was forced to get a western digital.... i did some research on dutch sites and the users + my bro gave some tips, so hitachi was #1 on my list and maxtor 2!! lucky me they only sold WD at that crappy pc shop i was at :D

01-19-2005, 06:08 PM	#13
johnny1 Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: MTL Posts: 872	I got 2 maxtor's for backup drives so far all is ok but I only use scsi seagate for primary.` __________________ --------------- ICQ163686688

01-19-2005, 06:12 PM	#14
Bird Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Stockton Posts: 4,365	I guess I'll Back up now I have never had a problem with mine. As any storage device all I can say! Back that ass up.

01-19-2005, 06:15 PM	#15
Kard63 Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 237 619 975 Posts: 8,944	1. IBM 2. WD 3,4,5 = seagate, hitachi, maxtor - CRAP __________________

01-19-2005, 10:24 PM	#16
ULVideo Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York Posts: 405	I had a Maxtor drive take a shit on me in August. It's replacement only lasted LESS THAN A MONTH. Maxtor factory replaced it, but it's still sitting in my desk drawer because I'm affraid to use it.

01-19-2005, 10:25 PM	#17
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01-19-2005, 10:26 PM	#18
MikeXAMO Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Trailer Park Posts: 660	didnt WD get bought by Maxtor? __________________ *Xamo Entertainment* Xamo.com \| EZSets.com ICQ: 9439118 MSN: mikeb [at] xamo.com Tollfree: 800-544-XAMO XXX CMS - Designed by Adult Webmasters, for Adult Webmasters.

01-19-2005, 10:26 PM	#19
pushpills Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 3,700	maxtor sucks.

01-19-2005, 10:29 PM	#20
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01-19-2005, 10:29 PM	#21
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,949	Haven't had a problem in over 7 years...... touch wood. __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

01-19-2005, 10:39 PM	#22
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	I read a couple of years ago that IBM drives are now rebadged drives from other manufacturers such as Samsung. From memory there were 3 manufacturers making the same models, so you never really knew where it came from. Is this still the case? I've had an IBM deskstar drive go out - I researched it and the best guess is that the head erased/wrote whilst it was seeking over the disk. Big no-no! Kind of like splashing white-out across a typed sheet of paper... most of the data is still there, but as a whole the document is ruined. I was able to low level format the drive and it's working fine now, but I can't trust that drive (or rather its firmware) any more. Who knows when it will next energise the erase heads at the wrong moment.

01-19-2005, 10:39 PM	#23
ProjectNaked Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Detroit Areola Posts: 4,309	WD ---

01-19-2005, 10:45 PM	#25
chupachups Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden/Spain you sum bitch! Posts: 6,576	This is weird....... I LOVE my IBM/Seagate drives - I have never ever had any problems with them. What I hate though is SAMSUNGs and Maxtors! __________________

01-19-2005, 11:13 PM	#26
LiveDose Show Yer Tits! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Somewhere Out there... Posts: 25,792	I had a western digital drive eat 80 gigs of data after about 3 months of use. Tried 3 data recovery programs, nothing worked. Have all important data backed up on 3 drives now...

01-20-2005, 12:27 AM	#27
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