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Old 9th June 2009
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These are my experiences with hard drives. Note that I haven't bought a drive since 2005, so they aren't very current observations.

Maxtor: I've had several of these and none have failed. Been very happy with them and would buy again.

IBM/Hitachi: Bought one IBM and it started going bad with about 1/2 a year left on the warranty. It was replaced free under warranty by a comparable Hitachi (whom IBM farmed their drive business out to). The Hitachi has been working fine.

WD: Never bought one but came into possession of a few. One was bad. General impression is they are "just ok" and cheap so they weren't the fastest or quietest options.

Samsung: Bought one in 2005 to replace the dying IBM immediately. I was a bit leery since when Samsung first started selling drives they were kind of cheap, but I've been very happy with it; still going great, fast and quiet. Only minor complaint is some of the SMART parameters seem to have a non-standard format. Would also buy again.
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