300 gig external HD's - Seagate? Maxtor? Western Digital? Which do you prefer & why? - GoFuckYourself.com

J$tyle$ · 05-25-2006, 09:38 PM

Was talking to two guys at Fry's today that are composers and beat the shit out of their drives (so they say) - both said go for the Seagate because it was the "best buy" - and a really good external drive.

Fry's online is only $149.00 FREE s&h but the store price was $189.99 so here I am asking you!

Hmmmmmmmmm?

BTW - just did some price comparisons on all of them and they're a little all over the place.

Which one do you think is better and why?

Thanks!

.

Yngwie · 05-25-2006, 09:41 PM

I've never had much luck with seagate. Of course, the last seagate hard drive that I owned was like 6 years ago. Right now I have a western digital and have not had any problems with it so I'd have to assume that an external WD drive would be just as good.

lagwagon · 05-25-2006, 09:42 PM

its funny you bring this up, I was just looking at externals today. bump for this thread.

2HousePlague · 05-25-2006, 09:43 PM

WD, most of the time.

2hp

Spunky · 05-25-2006, 09:44 PM

Get the Seagate..never had a problem

Web Lass · 05-25-2006, 09:44 PM

Western Digital. Because I've never had a WD die on me.

I've had Maxtor's die on me after a couple of years.

Bdiddy · 05-25-2006, 09:47 PM

Just not a maxtor

Never had seagate or WD fail

lagwagon · 05-25-2006, 09:49 PM

I have heard no maxtors too, cool

J$tyle$ · 05-25-2006, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lagwagon

I have heard no maxtors too, cool

I've heard that a couple times now

tony286 · 05-25-2006, 09:54 PM

I try not to store anything I care about on hard drives.I cant wait til the blu ray become inexpensive they will be great for storage.

KRL · 05-25-2006, 09:57 PM

Seagate - Seagate - Seagate

J$tyle$ · 05-25-2006, 09:57 PM

http://www.nextag.com/Seagate-Pushbu...RE-PRICES-html

LOL

Prices are all over the place!

J$tyle$ · 05-25-2006, 10:32 PM

Deal is done!

Thanks for the feedback!

SEGATE 300 GB EXT COMBO 1 $149.99

subtotal $149.99
tax $12.37
Ground Shipping
(via Airborne Express) $10.34
Shipping Savings
-$10.34

total $162.36

marketsmart · 05-25-2006, 10:34 PM

i just got seagate 300gb ext with 16 meg buffer xgear II case. it rocks...

flashbang · 05-25-2006, 10:36 PM

bump for seagate

J$tyle$ · 05-25-2006, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketsmart

i just got seagate 300gb ext with 16 meg buffer xgear II case. it rocks...

That's the one I just ordered

soulboy · 05-25-2006, 11:06 PM

I have always worked with WD never had a problem

gecko · 05-25-2006, 11:24 PM

Seagate cause they're quiet

Major (Tom) · 05-25-2006, 11:55 PM

i own tons..
i was a maxtor guy until one just shit the bed on me.
i went with seagate after that. Seagate is slower, but its a great drive. i opened it up and it was vacum sealed. That gave me a vote of confidence before i even plugged it in.
i would go with seagate. maxtors stack up more neatly side by side though

cheers
duke

VideoContentSource · 05-26-2006, 12:05 AM

I'm a fan of Lacie HD's, reliable and not over priced. I used to use WD but always had problems.

J-Reel · 05-26-2006, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VideoContentSource

I'm a fan of Lacie HD's, reliable and not over priced. I used to use WD but always had problems.

http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10033

SGS · 05-26-2006, 01:01 AM

Never had problems with Maxtors and we have a lot of them but mostly using http://www.buffalotech.com/ now.

MattOT · 05-26-2006, 01:17 AM

I have got 4 maxtor drives and never had any problems.

The Ghost · 05-26-2006, 01:41 AM

Seagates and I vote for either the 400gb or 500gb

emthree · 05-26-2006, 02:14 AM

I'm a WD guy.
It;s what works, and I plan on sticking to it.

The Ghost · 05-26-2006, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Ghost

Seagates and I vote for either the 400gb or 500gb

...oh and the reason is because of reliablility and storage convience (stacking). I've had failures from maxtor and lacie externals.

CaptainWolfy · 05-26-2006, 03:39 AM

WD is good for me!

MaDalton · 05-26-2006, 05:00 AM

i think i nearly had every brand now - and every single of them failed at least once. Maxtor failed more than once, but I have a lot of them.

and fyi: LaCie or Buffalo do not build drives, just the cases. Buffalo for example uses WD drives. I just bought two 1 TB Terrastations.

drama · 05-26-2006, 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

i think i nearly had every brand now - and every single of them failed at least once. Maxtor failed more than once, but I have a lot of them.

and fyi: LaCie or Buffalo do not build drives, just the cases. Buffalo for example uses WD drives. I just bought two 1 TB Terrastations.

Lacies's use Maxtor drives. I got 3 dead Lacie 500GB external drives here.
Buffalo uses Seagates, atleast on their 2TB enclosure.

L-Pink · 05-26-2006, 05:22 AM

I have 11 of the Seagate 300 gb all are working perfectly.

Mr. Mojo Risin · 05-26-2006, 05:24 AM

Seagates and the 5 year warranties. Stay away from Maxtor. WD isn't much better.

Praguer · 05-26-2006, 05:36 AM

Seagate and Western are reasonably safe bets.

shuki · 05-26-2006, 05:47 AM

I will never use a drive without backup again. 1 crash is all you need to justify the price of one of these.

http://www.yellowmachine.com/

drama · 05-26-2006, 06:41 AM

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8 ST3750640AS 3QD01690 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1)

Gotta love seagates

BigB · 05-26-2006, 06:45 AM

The word mmmm

mmmm

mmmm

axtor should not even be in your vocabulary.

Seagate Western Digital No Ploblem!!

Have a good weekend Platinumstein

Big B

J$tyle$ · 05-26-2006, 11:18 AM

good shit!

so i made the right move

u-Bob · 05-26-2006, 11:30 AM

got 12 maxtors (internal), never had a problem.

Vitasoy · 05-26-2006, 11:54 PM

I always buy seagates. Only a few have died on me and they're the most quiet

GoNe · 05-27-2006, 01:20 AM

I just bought a new external drive with a 300gb seagate drive in it. I used to buy WD and IBM but those disk just crashed on me so I started to buy Seagate after a good friend recommended them to me and they havent been anything but great to me.. The seagate disks are also by far the most silent disks on the market.

x3guide · 05-27-2006, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drama

Lacies's use Maxtor drives. I got 3 dead Lacie 500GB external drives here.
Buffalo uses Seagates, atleast on their 2TB enclosure.

Lacie uses Seagate too. Had a Lacie 250GB drive crap out on me a while back, in the first few weeks of usage. The other Lacie drive I have has held up though.

But I put most, or at least more, trust in Western Digital.

05-25-2006, 09:38 PM	#1
J$tyle$ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 11,500	300 gig external HD's - Seagate? Maxtor? Western Digital? Which do you prefer & why? Was talking to two guys at Fry's today that are composers and beat the shit out of their drives (so they say) - both said go for the Seagate because it was the "best buy" - and a really good external drive. Fry's online is only $149.00 FREE s&h but the store price was $189.99 so here I am asking you! Hmmmmmmmmm? BTW - just did some price comparisons on all of them and they're a little all over the place. Which one do you think is better and why? Thanks! .

05-25-2006, 09:41 PM	#2
Yngwie I am an Alien from space Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11,118	I've never had much luck with seagate. Of course, the last seagate hard drive that I owned was like 6 years ago. Right now I have a western digital and have not had any problems with it so I'd have to assume that an external WD drive would be just as good. __________________ ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

05-25-2006, 09:42 PM	#3
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05-25-2006, 09:43 PM	#4
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05-25-2006, 09:44 PM	#6
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05-25-2006, 09:57 PM	#11
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05-25-2006, 10:32 PM	#13
J$tyle$ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 11,500	Deal is done! Thanks for the feedback! SEGATE 300 GB EXT COMBO 1 $149.99 subtotal $149.99 tax $12.37 Ground Shipping (via Airborne Express) $10.34 Shipping Savings -$10.34 total $162.36

05-25-2006, 10:34 PM	#14
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05-25-2006, 10:36 PM	#15
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05-25-2006, 11:06 PM	#17
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05-25-2006, 11:55 PM	#19
Major (Tom) White Pride Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Null Posts: 30,895	i own tons.. i was a maxtor guy until one just shit the bed on me. i went with seagate after that. Seagate is slower, but its a great drive. i opened it up and it was vacum sealed. That gave me a vote of confidence before i even plugged it in. i would go with seagate. maxtors stack up more neatly side by side though cheers duke __________________ WHITE LIVES MATTER

05-26-2006, 12:05 AM	#20
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05-26-2006, 01:01 AM	#22
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05-26-2006, 03:39 AM	#27
CaptainWolfy Playa Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere on the Earth Posts: 8,439	WD is good for me!

05-26-2006, 05:00 AM	#28
MaDalton I am Amazing Content! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 39,829	i think i nearly had every brand now - and every single of them failed at least once. Maxtor failed more than once, but I have a lot of them. and fyi: LaCie or Buffalo do not build drives, just the cases. Buffalo for example uses WD drives. I just bought two 1 TB Terrastations. __________________ AmazingContent.com - providing only the best content and service since 2003 Monetize your content on Veegaz.com - one of Germanies largest VOD sites Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you! Skype: madalton02826 - Email: oltecconsult [at] gmail [dot] com

05-26-2006, 05:22 AM	#30
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	I have 11 of the Seagate 300 gb all are working perfectly.

05-26-2006, 05:24 AM	#31
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05-26-2006, 05:47 AM	#33
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05-26-2006, 06:41 AM	#34
drama Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 847	Ch ModelName Serial# FirmRev Capacity State 1 ST3300622AS 5NF1MXF1 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 2 ST3300622AS 5NF1LHJM 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 3 ST3300622AS 5NF1PM1A 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 4 ST3300622AS 5NF1M33Y 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 5 ST3300622AS 5NF1L3R7 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 6 ST3300622AS 5NF1LHVN 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 7 ST3300622AS 5NF1PM2M 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 8 ST3300622AS 5NF1D7PT 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 9 ST3300622AS 5NF1PAWF 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 10 ST3300622AS 5NF1MXAS 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 11 ST3300622AS 4NF121FX 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) 12 ST3300622AS 5NF1D89M 3.AAE 300.1GB RaidSet Member(1) Ch ModelName Serial# FirmRev Capacity State 1 ST3750640AS 3QD00XDW 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 2 ST3750640AS 3QD00YP6 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 3 ST3750640AS 3QD00Y74 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 4 ST3750640AS 3QD00ZTW 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 5 ST3750640AS 3QD010A2 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 6 ST3750640AS 3QD016HZ 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 7 ST3750640AS 3QD00YRY 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) 8 ST3750640AS 3QD01690 3.AAC 750.2GB RaidSet Member(1) Gotta love seagates

05-26-2006, 06:45 AM	#35
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05-27-2006, 01:20 AM	#39
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