Whats better?

VeNT · 3 Mar 2006 at 00:23

ok here are the contenders, in the red corner "Maxtor MaxLine III NCQ 300GB 7V300F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-096-MD)"
- SATA-II Interface
- Native command queuing
- Hot plug
- Staggered spin-up
- Asynchronous recovery
- 1 million hours MTTF at low duty cycle
- S.M.A.R.T. features
- Advance manufacturer replacement in two business days (www.maxtor.com)
- 24-hour on-line troubleshooting tools and email (www.maxtor.com)
- 5 year manufacturer warranty

and in the blue corner "Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 10 NCQ 300GB 6V300F0 SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-089-MD)"
- Formatted capacity: 300GB
- Average seek time: <9.0
- Rotational speed: 7200 RPM
- 16MB cache buffer
- SATA-II Interface
- Native Command Queuing
- Fluid Dynamic Bearings
- Maxtor Shock Protection System
- Maxtor Data Protection System
- 3 year manufacturer's warranty

tbh I don't give two hoots about the RMA etc as I've got enough systems here to wait it out, it wanna know what drives FASTEST!
TIA, VeNT

Explicit · 3 Mar 2006 at 01:14

Neither of them

VeNT · 3 Mar 2006 at 01:27

lol whats better for that price then?

DannyW · 3 Mar 2006 at 01:36

buy a quality drive like a hitachi,seagate,western digital

Explicit · 3 Mar 2006 at 01:42

VeNT said:
lol whats better for that price then?

Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 NCQ 300GB ST3300831AS SATA 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-021-SE)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB 3200KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-070-WD)

The recent lot of maxtors have been "poor" to put it bluntly.

VeNT · 3 Mar 2006 at 02:13

well the segate goes over my budget, but why the issue with the maxtors? I've got one here thats over 6 years old and still working

smids · 3 Mar 2006 at 08:39

VeNT said:
well the segate goes over my budget, but why the issue with the maxtors? I've got one here thats over 6 years old and still working

The recent ones (last 3 years or so) have had poor build quality... if you want fast, then get the Hitachi Deskstar.

VeNT · 3 Mar 2006 at 11:31

I want it all, I want it all, I want it all and I want it cheap.

Fireburst · 3 Mar 2006 at 12:52

I just ordered a

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 NCQ 250GB ST3250824AS SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-058-SE)

(amongst other nice things!) which OC are selling for £61.95+vat which I think is a bargin

VeNT · 3 Mar 2006 at 13:08

hmmm needs to be 300gig m8
tell us how it performs when you get it

Overlag · 3 Mar 2006 at 14:35

i brought maxtor because its 2nd fastest out of most makes... just behind hitachi... but since Hitachi's are death-stars i wasn't sure on them.

I was recommended seagate for reliability however they so much slower it seems (storage review)

Explicit · 3 Mar 2006 at 16:43

VeNT said:
hmmm needs to be 300gig m8
tell us how it performs when you get it

The Maxtor MaxLine III NCQ 300GB (HD-096-MD) is £95.12

The Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB (HD-070-WD) is £93.94

Take the WD mate, 320GB and cheaper than the maxtor, not to mention more reliable.

smids · 3 Mar 2006 at 18:01

Overlag said:
i brought maxtor because its 2nd fastest out of most makes... just behind hitachi... but since Hitachi's are death-stars i wasn't sure on them.

I was recommended seagate for reliability however they so much slower it seems (storage review)

Hitachi don't make deathstars - in fact, they are probably the second most reliable drive out there behind Seagate. They really are top quality drives.

IBM made the deathstars and that was a while ago and caused by a design/component flaw.

Overlag · 3 Mar 2006 at 18:22

Hitachi brought IBMs Harddrive wing. Hitachi's top end drives have IBM's naming sceme.

Hitachi have the "fixed" deathstar, and that is what they have today as the fastest 7200rpm drive on the market

smids · 3 Mar 2006 at 18:33

Overlag said:
Hitachi brought IBMs Harddrive wing. Hitachi's top end drives have IBM's naming sceme.

Hitachi have the "fixed" deathstar, and that is what they have today as the fastest 7200rpm drive on the market

I know - my point was they are completely fixed now and are great drives. In fact, just 3 weeks ago I bought 4x80GB Hitachi's - very fast drives, despite being 80GB drives. Excellent performers and I'm very happy. Seagate have some competition.

Cyber-Mav · 4 Mar 2006 at 22:41

DannyW said:
buy a quality drive like a hitachi,seagate,western digital

your a fool

quality? hitachi = ibm = DEATHSTAR

shows how much you know about hard drives.

Overlag · 5 Mar 2006 at 00:05

im also not sure about WD either!

smids · 5 Mar 2006 at 00:24

Cyber-Mav said:
your a fool

quality? hitachi = ibm = DEATHSTAR

shows how much you know about hard drives.

No, I think you'll find the fool is the man who slates Hitachi

. They are quality drives now. I bought 4 of them just in the last month I've been that impressed.

2 models of IBM back in 2001 = deathstar - shows how much you know about Hard drives

. (GXP60 and 75 IIRC - don't quote me on it though).

I think Western Digital have slipped a bit - Top 3 for me now = Seagate, Hitachi, WD in that order whereas WD used to have 2nd spot.

Explicit · 5 Mar 2006 at 01:01

Hitachi don't make deathstars. IBM made deathstars. Hitachi saved them and now they're very good drives. Hitachi wins.