Fuck you MAXTOR and your POS drives - I'm RMA'ing 3 200GB drives today :( - GoFuckYourself.com

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:34 AM

Thanks for costing me countless hours of ripping video so i can store it on your drives which fail after a couple of months of usage,

I used to think your drives were good but i was wrong

From now on its only Seagate drives for me... i rather spend a little more on the drive and know it isnt going to die in a few months.

NTSS · 06-07-2005, 08:35 AM

That's fucked...a couple months? damn!

tony286 · 06-07-2005, 08:35 AM

I have had very good luck with western digital

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:36 AM

yup, i loaded them up with ripped DVD content..left them in the machine and BAMN...dead...I wasnt even running the drives hard either

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tony404

I have had very good luck with western digital

Have you had to RMA one yet?

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:37 AM

I use Seagate Drives. Never a prob with em

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:37 AM

whats RMA btw?

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:38 AM

notjoe there are a few good datarecovery places around that can help ya out

Jace · 06-07-2005, 08:38 AM

i have always gotten western digital and never had troubles, never had to RMA one

Adam-EB · 06-07-2005, 08:38 AM

I had a Maxtor with a site I was working on from my laptop. I had the one and only copy on the Maxtor drive. I took it to our office, hooked it up to my main mahcine there, and it was dead. Nothing. Two weeks worth of work completely lost. I'll never use Maxtor again. The drive was only a month or so old.

Snake Doctor · 06-07-2005, 08:38 AM

Interesting....I'm going to be buying some large external drives in the next couple of days to store "copies of depictions" on to comply with 2257.

Maxtor's a no-no?

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:38 AM

the data must be juicy so send em to dat recovery yo all might not be lost

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:39 AM

I like Seagate yo. No clue why but no probs with em whatsoeer.

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links

notjoe there are a few good datarecovery places around that can help ya out

I'm not overly concerned about the data on the drives as i still have the original DVDS here..I'll hire some student to come in and rip all the shit again...im more annoyed than anything

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:39 AM

Barracuda Cheetaaaaaaa they have cool names also

Quickdraw · 06-07-2005, 08:40 AM

I had one that I thought went bad, moved the firewire plug to a different slot and it worked again.(Just putting it out there in case you haven't tried it)

Sounds like a pain with that much data :/

Juicy D. Links · 06-07-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by notjoe

I'm not overly concerned about the data on the drives as i still have the original DVDS here..I'll hire some student to come in and rip all the shit again...im more annoyed than anything

treu true been there many times before myself

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links

Barracuda Cheetaaaaaaa they have cool names also

Very nice drives but very pricey if you're looking for mass storage...

I got WD Raptors with 4.5ms stripped for the STB database ;)

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:43 AM

these drives are ATA133 (IDE) drives which are internally stored...The problem with these drives (or so i think) is that they run extremely hot and when you pack 4 of them into a machine i guess it becomes too much..

Very strange since my computer room a 10,000BTU AC firing on the computers to keep them cool

Doc911 · 06-07-2005, 08:44 AM

I've have maxtors that are years old and still working great. Same with any drive really. I've had to RMA more WD's than anything else. Of course all manufactures have bad drives occasionally

flashfreak · 06-07-2005, 08:48 AM

seagate all the way!

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 08:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc911

I've have maxtors that are years old and still working great. Same with any drive really. I've had to RMA more WD's than anything else. Of course all manufactures have bad drives occasionally

Maybe its an issue with the 7200 RPM drives?

Thanks for the tip on WD, i'll stay away from them ;)

I have 4 120GB seagate drives which are a year or two old and run perfectly.. they've even taken a lot of punishment as i use them to encode content off of...im thinking i'll stick to seagate

FiReC · 06-07-2005, 08:51 AM

check your power supply, i went through 5 maxtor 160 gigs in a year and it ended up being a shitty power supply.

Jim_Gunn · 06-07-2005, 12:24 PM

I have five Maxtor 1-Touch hd's that I use for video editing daily and some have been running for over a year, knock on wood!

boner 2.0 · 06-07-2005, 12:31 PM

Sorry for your loss

I had 2 (out of 3) Maxtor's hard disk diying

Fucking trash

I won't buy Maxtor again. Seagate or WD for me

Sosa · 06-07-2005, 12:31 PM

maxtor fucking suck...

Project-Shadow · 06-07-2005, 12:38 PM

I've had to RMA 1 Maxtor, and 2 Western Digitals.. i'm still running Maxtor

tranza · 06-07-2005, 12:43 PM

Nobody answered this: what's RMA?

Easton · 06-07-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tranza

Nobody answered this: what's RMA?

return merchandise authorization

sandman! · 06-07-2005, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjoe

these drives are ATA133 (IDE) drives which are internally stored...The problem with these drives (or so i think) is that they run extremely hot and when you pack 4 of them into a machine i guess it becomes too much..

Very strange since my computer room a 10,000BTU AC firing on the computers to keep them cool

unless you have a nice server grade case you should never have 4 drives in 1 machine 99% of cases cant handle it.

its your fault as much as maxtor's that you have dead drives.

AgentCash · 06-07-2005, 01:02 PM

The only drives I've had totally die on me were Maxtor drives. WD & Seagate have both been great thus far.

notjoe · 06-07-2005, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by sandman!

unless you have a nice server grade case you should never have 4 drives in 1 machine 99% of cases cant handle it.

its your fault as much as maxtor's that you have dead drives.

4U rackmounts with two nice big fans in the front... i also have those 3 fan drive things which sit infront of the drives....still my fault? I think not.

taibo · 06-07-2005, 02:16 PM

sucks to hear.

dont worry hardwork is never overlooked.

sandman! · 06-07-2005, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjoe

4U rackmounts with two nice big fans in the front... i also have those 3 fan drive things which sit infront of the drives....still my fault? I think not.

not your fault then.

thought you had one of those $40 cases with 4 drives in them.

Azlord · 06-07-2005, 02:19 PM

Thought I had a couple of harddrives crash one me. Bought a new one and tried to install windows on it. Froze again. Took it in and it was the controller card on the motherboard. So a new motherboard later everything is fine!

inabon · 06-07-2005, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notjoe

these drives are ATA133 (IDE) drives which are internally stored...The problem with these drives (or so i think) is that they run extremely hot and when you pack 4 of them into a machine i guess it becomes too much..

Very strange since my computer room a 10,000BTU AC firing on the computers to keep them cool

when you sandwich them together like that any drive will fuck up. i suggest you get a nice full tower with a shit load of bays and use harddrive coolers. trust me that will save you money.

WarChild · 06-07-2005, 02:33 PM

I've had a string of Maxtor failures on 120 and 160 gig drives. At least 5 in the last 2 years.

inabon · 06-07-2005, 02:36 PM

also a 10k btu ac could be very little depending on room size and shit you have in there.

we use a 35k btu at the office our office is roughly 20' x 20' 3 work stations and 3 people all the time

1 file server running

06-07-2005, 08:34 AM	#1
notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	Fuck you MAXTOR and your POS drives - I'm RMA'ing 3 200GB drives today :( Thanks for costing me countless hours of ripping video so i can store it on your drives which fail after a couple of months of usage, I used to think your drives were good but i was wrong From now on its only Seagate drives for me... i rather spend a little more on the drive and know it isnt going to die in a few months.

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tony286 lurker Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: atlanta Posts: 57,021	I have had very good luck with western digital

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notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	yup, i loaded them up with ripped DVD content..left them in the machine and BAMN...dead...I wasnt even running the drives hard either

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	I use Seagate Drives. Never a prob with em

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Juicy D. Links So Fucking Banned Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N.Y. -Long Island -- Posts: 122,992	I like Seagate yo. No clue why but no probs with em whatsoeer.

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Quickdraw Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: → → → Posts: 1,717	I had one that I thought went bad, moved the firewire plug to a different slot and it worked again.(Just putting it out there in case you haven't tried it) Sounds like a pain with that much data :/

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notjoe Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 5,599	these drives are ATA133 (IDE) drives which are internally stored...The problem with these drives (or so i think) is that they run extremely hot and when you pack 4 of them into a machine i guess it becomes too much.. Very strange since my computer room a 10,000BTU AC firing on the computers to keep them cool

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Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	I have five Maxtor 1-Touch hd's that I use for video editing daily and some have been running for over a year, knock on wood!

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boner 2.0 Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,970	Sorry for your loss I had 2 (out of 3) Maxtor's hard disk diying Fucking trash I won't buy Maxtor again. Seagate or WD for me __________________

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Project-Shadow Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,340	I've had to RMA 1 Maxtor, and 2 Western Digitals.. i'm still running Maxtor

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AgentCash Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 720	The only drives I've had totally die on me were Maxtor drives. WD & Seagate have both been great thus far.

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taibo Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,720	sucks to hear. dont worry hardwork is never overlooked.

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Azlord Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: City... City of Satan Posts: 2,651	Thought I had a couple of harddrives crash one me. Bought a new one and tried to install windows on it. Froze again. Took it in and it was the controller card on the motherboard. So a new motherboard later everything is fine!

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