[wplug] OT - word of warning on Maxtor 250GB drives

[Vanco, Don]

wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org <theoretically > put
forth the following electrons on :

> > From our experience here (several thousands disks around), the most
> reliable large sizes at this moment are the Seagates. On top
> of that, they run quiet and don't heat up. They come with 5
> years warranty but the only time we used it was when the
> disks were damaged in the mail.
> 
> Probably the best price per gigabyte is somewhere around 200 or 250GB.
> I didn't see Seagates as absolute bargains, but their price
> is not unresonably high either.
> 
> Florin

Seagate = Maxtor = (IMO) crap
http://www.seagatemaxtor.com/