Storage: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most?
- 9/28/07 2:02 PM
Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 9/28/07 2:02 PM
Which brand of hard drive do you trust most?
Fujitsu (Why?)
Hitachi (Why?)
IBM (Why?)
Maxtor (Why?)
Samsung (Why?)
Seagate (Why?)
Western Digital (Why?)
Other (Which brand?)
I have no idea
wrong question in teh email
by Gack - 9/28/07 6:30 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Which Microsoft Windows version would you consider the worst?
(Please click on button to vote)
Fujitsu (Why?)
Hitachi (Why?)
IBM (Why?)
Maxtor (Why?)
Samsung (Why?)
Seagate (Why?)
Western Digital (Why?)
Other (Which brand?)
I have no idea
makes no sesne at all
Definitely Microsoft Windows "Other".
by philthee - 9/28/07 6:33 PM In reply to: wrong question in teh email by GackIt's Ghastly 
Hard Drives
by pcrx_greg - 9/28/07 7:44 PM In reply to: wrong question in teh email by GackRight now I am using Seagate, previously I used Maxtor and in one PC that is seven years old, my Maxtor hard drive is still working perfectly. Maxtor hard drives became unreliable when they got a contract with Dell to supply drives for Dell PCs. The quality of the drives got very bad because Maxtor just couldn't keep up with demand. Maybe now that Seagate bought out Maxtor, maybe the quality will return to what it had been before the Dell deal.
Ditto
by isuchi - 9/29/07 12:38 PM In reply to: wrong question in teh email by GackI got the wrong message. So my response was, I don't have a clue. So the resulta are oing to be flawed
Yeah...
by solitairedaxel - 10/11/07 12:34 PM In reply to: Ditto by isuchiI was wondering why Windows had started putting out different versions for different hard drives...(and when!)
I have no idea which version of Windows is worst, having only used three versions.
As far as the hard drives go, I have an internal Western Digital that has been okay and an external Seagate that has also been okay. However, from the reviews I read, I would be inclined to go with Seagate if given an option (it seems to stand up to general wear and tear slightly better than other brands).
Had most luck with Seagate
by philthee - 9/28/07 6:32 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Of Seagate, Maxtor and WD, only Seagate drives have never given me any trouble. My Maxtors (4 in all) had a habit of playing up when they got too warm - probably because the circuit board just sat on a set of contacts and flexed with the heat. My WD's have had about a 30% failure rate. Seagates? No failures. Most of these drives are in use 24 hours a day, and I've even had Seagate 500GB and 750GB drives in those fan-free external USB cases with no problem at all.
who do you trust?
by chucklw - 9/28/07 7:08 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Not the person who put together this question?
LOL... Sorry I goofed on publishing the wrong poll question
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 10/1/07 11:30 AM
In reply to: who do you trust? by chucklw
in the CNET community newsletter.
Sorry about that guys! The weekend was calling way too early! 
I've corrected in the Newsletter archive page, so you can vote:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4002-7600_7-6781419.html
-Lee
Well guys what do you think?
by Dango517 - 10/1/07 10:02 AM In reply to: LOL... Sorry I goofed on publishing the wrong poll question by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Do we forgive him? Why not, he seems like a pretty good guy. What do ya say. I say, sure we forgive ya!
Some body pat Lee on the back.
Hard drives/Firing the IT guy responsible for the confusion
by brainmic - 9/28/07 7:09 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
SEAGATE IS THE BEST because of 3 little words: Five Year Warranty. They also have the highest ratings (that I know of) for impact threshold. So you may be able to throw them on the ground and have them still work; although, I wouldn't recommend it: it voids the warranty! Not to mention the fact that every single Western Digital drive I've got now has a screwed up track 0, which means I can no longer use them as a master drive to put windows on.
On another note I hope the IT guy(s) responsible for mislabeling the topic have now been FIRED! Now, whenever I read your emails I'm going to have to make sure you've labeled the topics right, basically make sure you know what you're doing. So shouldn't I be paid for doing your job?
oh,I'm sorry!!!
by brentskie - 9/28/07 7:39 PM In reply to: Hard drives/Firing the IT guy responsible for the confusion by brainmicbig time mistake
Need to re-send email with corrected question
by macmcf - 9/28/07 7:46 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Seems like someone changed the poll question but not the answer selections or vice versa. The question that headed the poll that I received read:
Which Microsoft Windows version would you consider the worst?
(Please click on button to vote)
Fujitsu (Why?)
Hitachi (Why?)
IBM (Why?)
Maxtor (Why?)
Samsung (Why?)
Seagate (Why?)
Western Digital (Why?)
Other (Which brand?)
I have no idea
So who got fired?
by brainmic - 9/28/07 7:51 PM In reply to: Need to re-send email with corrected question by macmcfMore importantly: what kind of salary should I expect?!
Wrong question in the email, but here goes...
by sbill - 9/28/07 8:06 PM In reply to: Poll: Which brand of hard drive do you trust most? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The email asks what version of Windows do I consider the worst. That would obviously be Vista, but for some reason all of the answer choices are hard disk manufacturers?!?
Oh, I see, the question was supposed to be which brand of hard disk do I prefer. Well, I have never had a problem in the sense of drive failure/lost data. However, if I had to choose a brand, it would be Western Digital, because they have the best compatibility, meaning they work with pretty much any computer or motherboard. I have a Western Digital hard disk in this computer, and I am very happy with it.
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