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Dale is currently offline  Dale   
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I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a Mac
MDD). Any opinions?

thanks
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81129 is a reply to message #81123] Sun, 04 March 2007 09:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Lorentzen is currently offline  Bill Lorentzen   UNITED STATES
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Seagate. Re-li-a-ble.

"dale" <dalebradleycello@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a
> Mac
> MDD). Any opinions?
>
> thanks
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81134 is a reply to message #81129] Sun, 04 March 2007 10:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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2nd that.
AA


"Bill Lorentzen" <bill@lorentzen.ws> wrote in message
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> Seagate. Re-li-a-ble.
>
> "dale" <dalebradleycello@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:45eac79e$1@linux...
>>
>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a
>> Mac
>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>
>> thanks
>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81135 is a reply to message #81123] Sun, 04 March 2007 11:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TC is currently offline  TC   CANADA
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After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have vowed to only
ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have been solid over the years.

All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western digital..

Cheers,

TC


dale wrote:
> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a Mac
> MDD). Any opinions?
>
> thanks
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81136 is a reply to message #81135] Sun, 04 March 2007 11:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [4] is currently offline  Deej [4]   UNITED STATES
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I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here. Maxtors
were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems with the ones
I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the Maxblast disk corruption
software.

;o)

"TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
news:45eb1b8f@linux...
> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have vowed
> to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have been solid
> over the years.
>
> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
> digital..
>
> Cheers,
>
> TC
>
>
> dale wrote:
>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a
>> Mac
>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>
>> thanks
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81139 is a reply to message #81136] Sun, 04 March 2007 11:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TC is currently offline  TC   CANADA
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The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about Western Digital,
since I can't really remember.

Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?

Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..

Cheers,

TC

DJ wrote:
> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here. Maxtors
> were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems with the ones
> I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the Maxblast disk corruption
> software.
>
> ;o)
>
> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have vowed
>> to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have been solid
>> over the years.
>>
>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
>> digital..
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> TC
>>
>>
>> dale wrote:
>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a
>>> Mac
>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>
>>> thanks
>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81141 is a reply to message #81139] Sun, 04 March 2007 12:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [4] is currently offline  Deej [4]   UNITED STATES
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Hitachi eh? I've got a 250G Hitachi SATA 7200 on one of my DAWs right now
for streaming VSTi samples. Seems to be working nicely.......which means
that tomorrow it will probably go belly up. I've got all my samples backed
up on a 400G WD.

Hope that one doesn't die too.

;o)

"TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
news:45eb230d$1@linux...
> The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
> become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about Western
> Digital, since I can't really remember.
>
> Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>
> Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>
> Cheers,
>
> TC
>
> DJ wrote:
>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here. Maxtors
>> were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems with the
>> ones I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the Maxblast disk
>> corruption software.
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have
>>> vowed to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have
>>> been solid over the years.
>>>
>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
>>> digital..
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> TC
>>>
>>>
>>> dale wrote:
>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in
>>>> a Mac
>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81143 is a reply to message #81141] Sun, 04 March 2007 12:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Aaron Allen is currently offline  Aaron Allen   UNITED STATES
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I was thinking that hitachi and IBM deathstars (deskstar) were somehow
related, and to avoid both... anyone remember the details?

BTW, Deej - did you get my message about the CD making it out last week for
DT's?

AA

"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45eb2c49@linux...
> Hitachi eh? I've got a 250G Hitachi SATA 7200 on one of my DAWs right now
> for streaming VSTi samples. Seems to be working nicely.......which means
> that tomorrow it will probably go belly up. I've got all my samples backed
> up on a 400G WD.
>
> Hope that one doesn't die too.
>
> ;o)
>
> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
> news:45eb230d$1@linux...
>> The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
>> become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about Western
>> Digital, since I can't really remember.
>>
>> Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>>
>> Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> TC
>>
>> DJ wrote:
>>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here.
>>> Maxtors were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems
>>> with the ones I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the
>>> Maxblast disk corruption software.
>>>
>>> ;o)
>>>
>>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have
>>>> vowed to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have
>>>> been solid over the years.
>>>>
>>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
>>>> digital..
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> TC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> dale wrote:
>>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in
>>>>> a Mac
>>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81144 is a reply to message #81123] Sun, 04 March 2007 13:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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Warranty on Seagate is 5 years.

"dale" <dalebradleycello@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in a
Mac
>MDD). Any opinions?
>
>thanks
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81146 is a reply to message #81143] Sun, 04 March 2007 12:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Deej [4] is currently offline  Deej [4]   UNITED STATES
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For some reason, some messages haven't been getting through here. I even
mailed you a manual for yourTLA preamp that I found the other day and that
was returned in the mail. If it wasn't for the fact that DT told me that he
got the CW v4.5, I'd be wondering if you were just a filament of my
exaggeration.

;o)


"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote in message
news:45eb2fb1$1@linux...
>I was thinking that hitachi and IBM deathstars (deskstar) were somehow
>related, and to avoid both... anyone remember the details?
>
> BTW, Deej - did you get my message about the CD making it out last week
> for DT's?
>
> AA
>
> "DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45eb2c49@linux...
>> Hitachi eh? I've got a 250G Hitachi SATA 7200 on one of my DAWs right now
>> for streaming VSTi samples. Seems to be working nicely.......which means
>> that tomorrow it will probably go belly up. I've got all my samples
>> backed up on a 400G WD.
>>
>> Hope that one doesn't die too.
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>> news:45eb230d$1@linux...
>>> The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
>>> become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about
>>> Western Digital, since I can't really remember.
>>>
>>> Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>>>
>>> Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> TC
>>>
>>> DJ wrote:
>>>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here.
>>>> Maxtors were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems
>>>> with the ones I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the
>>>> Maxblast disk corruption software.
>>>>
>>>> ;o)
>>>>
>>>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have
>>>>> vowed to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have
>>>>> been solid over the years.
>>>>>
>>>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
>>>>> digital..
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> TC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> dale wrote:
>>>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig
>>>>>> (in a Mac
>>>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>
>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81148 is a reply to message #81143] Sun, 04 March 2007 14:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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"Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>I was thinking that hitachi and IBM deathstars (deskstar) were somehow
>related, and to avoid both... anyone remember the details?
>
>BTW, Deej - did you get my message about the CD making it out last week
for
>DT's?
>
>AA

Yes, IBM sold their hard drive division to Hitachi, I think IBM retains a
vary small percentage of hitachi stock. Most of the IBM's were good. They
had a run that was bad though. The hitachi products have been marginal.

>
>"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45eb2c49@linux...
>> Hitachi eh? I've got a 250G Hitachi SATA 7200 on one of my DAWs right
now
>> for streaming VSTi samples. Seems to be working nicely.......which means

>> that tomorrow it will probably go belly up. I've got all my samples backed

>> up on a 400G WD.
>>
>> Hope that one doesn't die too.
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>> news:45eb230d$1@linux...
>>> The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
>>> become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about Western

>>> Digital, since I can't really remember.
>>>
>>> Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>>>
>>> Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> TC
>>>
>>> DJ wrote:
>>>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here.
>>>> Maxtors were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems

>>>> with the ones I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the
>>>> Maxblast disk corruption software.
>>>>
>>>> ;o)
>>>>
>>>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have

>>>>> vowed to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have

>>>>> been solid over the years.
>>>>>
>>>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western

>>>>> digital..
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> TC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> dale wrote:
>>>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig
(in
>>>>>> a Mac
>>>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>
>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81151 is a reply to message #81148] Sun, 04 March 2007 13:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
xpam_mark is currently offline  xpam_mark   UNITED STATES
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IBM squared off with consumers on one of the deathstar products. It was
only the 75GB drive that notoriously failed. A class action suit filed
about 3 years ago. But as things go when a class action suit files, people
don't pay much attention to the product name, but rather, to the product
maker. Who here can recollect the part number for the Georgia Pacific
siding that swelled and fell off a million houses? Not many.... maybe near
zero. Who here has heard of Georgia Pacific and their crappy siding? Most
if not all.

That said, I'd never buy an IBM drive until there was consensus here or at
some other trusted mass that these drives are solid.

I think Hitachi made the media for the IBM drives and a few of the internal
moving parts. Hitachi makes everything from straight pins to locomotives to
marine oil tankers.

WMW

"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:45eb3391$1@linux...
>
> "Aaron Allen" <know-spam@not_here.dude> wrote:
>>I was thinking that hitachi and IBM deathstars (deskstar) were somehow
>>related, and to avoid both... anyone remember the details?
>>
>>BTW, Deej - did you get my message about the CD making it out last week
> for
>>DT's?
>>
>>AA
>
> Yes, IBM sold their hard drive division to Hitachi, I think IBM retains a
> vary small percentage of hitachi stock. Most of the IBM's were good.
> They
> had a run that was bad though. The hitachi products have been marginal.
>
>>
>>"DJ" <www.aarrrrggghhh!!!.com> wrote in message news:45eb2c49@linux...
>>> Hitachi eh? I've got a 250G Hitachi SATA 7200 on one of my DAWs right
> now
>>> for streaming VSTi samples. Seems to be working nicely.......which means
>
>>> that tomorrow it will probably go belly up. I've got all my samples
>>> backed
>
>>> up on a 400G WD.
>>>
>>> Hope that one doesn't die too.
>>>
>>> ;o)
>>>
>>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>>> news:45eb230d$1@linux...
>>>> The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
>>>> become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about
>>>> Western
>
>>>> Digital, since I can't really remember.
>>>>
>>>> Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> TC
>>>>
>>>> DJ wrote:
>>>>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here.
>>>>> Maxtors were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems
>
>>>>> with the ones I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the
>>>>> Maxblast disk corruption software.
>>>>>
>>>>> ;o)
>>>>>
>>>>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>>>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have
>
>>>>>> vowed to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have
>
>>>>>> been solid over the years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western
>
>>>>>> digital..
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TC
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dale wrote:
>>>>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig
> (in
>>>>>>> a Mac
>>>>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81156 is a reply to message #81139] Sun, 04 March 2007 18:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dale is currently offline  Dale   
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Alright, Seagate it is. Thanks, all.

I noticed a few Maxtor drives on the Seagate site, so I assume they got bought
up....

Dale

TC <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:
>The one that died on me this week was Hitatchi, and another Maxtor has
>become corrupted this week. I shouldn't really say anything about Western
Digital,
>since I can't really remember.
>
>Also, didn't Seagate buy maxtor or something like that now?
>
>Maybe it's just luck of the draw sometimes..
>
>Cheers,
>
>TC
>
>DJ wrote:
>> I use WD, Seagate and Maxtor. No problem with WD or Seagate here. Maxtors

>> were a bit dodgy for a while, but I haven't had any problems with the
ones
>> I've purchased in the last year, unless I used the Maxblast disk corruption

>> software.
>>
>> ;o)
>>
>> "TC" <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote in message
>> news:45eb1b8f@linux...
>>> After spending all of this week recovering a drive that died, I have
vowed
>>> to only ever buy Seagate drives again. All the ones I own have been solid

>>> over the years.
>>>
>>> All the ones that died have been maxtor or hitatchi, possibly western

>>> digital..
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> TC
>>>
>>>
>>> dale wrote:
>>>> I'm about to get a HD, probably 160G, for a new improved Paris Rig (in
a
>>>> Mac
>>>> MDD). Any opinions?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>
>>
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81157 is a reply to message #81156] Sun, 04 March 2007 17:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
TC is currently offline  TC   CANADA
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There is a way to tell by the shape of the drive if it's an original seagate, or a re-badged maxtor.

You may want to google that to check and try and get an "original".

Cheers,

TC

dale wrote:
> Alright, Seagate it is. Thanks, all.
>
> I noticed a few Maxtor drives on the Seagate site, so I assume they got bought
> up....
>
> Dale
Re: OT-Western Digital vs. Seagate [message #81163 is a reply to message #81157] Mon, 05 March 2007 03:36 Go to previous message
Dale is currently offline  Dale   
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Hmmm...I googled but didn't find how to identify a real Seagate. I see that
Circuit City has Seagate 160's on sale for $45 after rebate--wonder if that's
the reason?!?!

Guess I'll Google some more


TC <tc@spammetodeathyoubastards.org> wrote:
>There is a way to tell by the shape of the drive if it's an original seagate,
or a re-badged
>maxtor.
>
>You may want to google that to check and try and get an "original".
>
>Cheers,
>
>TC
>
>dale wrote:
>> Alright, Seagate it is. Thanks, all.
>>
>> I noticed a few Maxtor drives on the Seagate site, so I assume they got
bought
>> up....
>>
>> Dale
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