Anecdotal again, Maxtor 4GB (1997) got trashed within weeks of getting
it. Ikebana-rebranded Seagate 40GB got trashed within less than a month
(prob. a factory reject like most others sold through Ikebana). Have had
an 8GB Fujitsu that never caused a problem. All others WD, no issues
(1.2 GB through 40GB).

On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 11:07, Carl Parrish wrote:
> I also have *very* limited experience here, but for what its worth, I've
> had a Maxtor and a IBM drive die on me. I've *never* had a segate do so
> (I have about 12 computers with Segate drives). I love how quiet they
> are and I hear that now you can get Segates preinstalled with Linux free
> of charge (though the ad I saw was for lindows). 
> 
> On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 10:00, Robert.Wultsch@asu.edu wrote:
> > I go Segate then WD or Hitachi then Maxtor. Segates are the quietest drives
> > around these days, and from what I have heard are very reliable. i have never
> > had a hard drive die so what do I know...