Maxtor updates external drive range

User Comments: 10

1. January 9, 2006 2:55 PM
   cyrax said:
   Maxtor is the king of head crashes, therefore anything that is mobile from them is a bad idea. While i'm unsure if this is a seagate collaberation, i would not recommend their products/
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2. January 9, 2006 3:25 PM
   exscind said:
   Maxtor has always done well for me and I have never had any trouble with it. This new family of external drives should be useful for those that have a need for it.The thing I am concerned and think other posters/readers should be aware is that Seagate has acquired Maxtor. When asked what will happen to the warranties, rebates, customer support, etc. of Maxtor when it is fully integrated into Seagate, Seagate said, "That will be figured out as we progress through the completion of the transaction." While it is unlikely Seagate will leave the Maxtor users out dry, there is always a chance and people should be aware when purchasing.There is a full interview at Adrian's Rojak Pot.[url]http://rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=282&pgno
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3. January 9, 2006 3:59 PM
   sngx1275 said:
   I've used maxtor drives for a few years now, ATA-133 and SATA and have only had one go bad during that time. It wasn't a catastrophic failure either, I had several weeks notice. I was actually able to backup my data, then RMA the drive, but request that they send me the new drive first. When I got the new drive I just cloned the old one onto it with their software and everything was great.
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4. January 9, 2006 4:43 PM
   PanicX said:
   I've got a [url=http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.2d556
   0ff3a2577ee77bd88591346068/?channelpath=/en_us/Support/Pro
   uct%20Support/MaxAttach]MaxAttach[/url] Network storage device thats rounding on 5 years now that runs just like new. I've also had several of the [url=http://www.maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor/menuitem.ba88f
   d7cf664718376049b291346068/?channelpath=/en_us/Products/De
   ktop%20Storage/DiamondMax%20Family/DiamondMax%20Plus%208]M
   xtor Diamondmax Plus 8[/url] drives, all failed within 3 years. I've heard there's actually a class action lawsuit against Maxtor for that product line, but I haven't read about it anywhere. Anyhow like most electronics vendors in a tight market, there are times where budget cuts create a product prone to failure. I don't know a single company that hasn't had this issue, just some companies that have it more frequently.
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5. January 9, 2006 4:57 PM
   asphix said:
   [b]Originally posted by cyrax:[/b][quote]Maxtor is the king of head crashes, therefore anything that is mobile from them is a bad idea. While i'm unsure if this is a seagate collaberation, i would not recommend their products/ [/quote]I couldnt agree more. While opinions will vary on this due to personal experiences I have had first hand experience with exactly this issue.I never had a problem with any internal Maxtor drives, but I have a 160GB external maxtor drive (and have had it for about 3 or so years now). Throughout my time owning it I have had it crash 3 times and lose 60-70% of my data. The drive would suddenly display as an unformatted disk, and when I would use a software to try and restore my data the majority of it would be unrecoverable.Of course after formatting the drive again it works fine (with the data previously on it still unsalvageable after a "quick format"). I have learned to back up the data I have on it frequently or store media I dont see as crucial on it.Too bad I didnt know of that before I lost 2 semesters worth of work after I graduated college. And its not just my drive, since the first time it happened I had Maxtor send out a new one as per my warrenty.Maybe these newer ones will have less of an issue. But as the size increases, usually so do the problems.
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6. January 9, 2006 6:51 PM
   PUTALE said:
   i am runnign maxtor's hd and I think it's a good hd. although I probably will wait till the whole accquition from seagate is finalized before buying more maxtor product as you don't konw the future of the product and the support.
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7. January 9, 2006 8:02 PM
   exscind said:
   I guess I should consider myself lucky that my external Maxtor hard drive is still running perfectly fine. I have to admit I have heard about Maxtor doing funky things in their external drives, but I did not think it was this well-known and widespread. Is there a significant change in design between their internal hard drives and external ones?
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8. January 10, 2006 2:03 AM
   zachig said:
   Those monsterous 500GB External Hard Drives are absolutely awesome. They can be very useful for backups in companies and organizations.
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9. January 10, 2006 11:54 AM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   Did you know [url=http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10033]LaCie[
   url] has external hard disk drives up to 2 TB?
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10. January 10, 2006 12:10 PM
    mentaljedi said:
    [b]Originally posted by asphix:[/b][quote][b]Originally posted by cyrax:[/b][quote]Maxtor is the king of head crashes, therefore anything that is mobile from them is a bad idea. While i'm unsure if this is a seagate collaberation, i would not recommend their products/ [/quote]I couldnt agree more. While opinions will vary on this due to personal experiences I have had first hand experience with exactly this issue.I never had a problem with any internal Maxtor drives, but I have a 160GB external maxtor drive (and have had it for about 3 or so years now). Throughout my time owning it I have had it crash 3 times and lose 60-70% of my data. The drive would suddenly display as an unformatted disk, and when I would use a software to try and restore my data the majority of it would be unrecoverable.Of course after formatting the drive again it works fine (with the data previously on it still unsalvageable after a "quick format"). I have learned to back up the data I have on it frequently or store media I dont see as crucial on it.Too bad I didnt know of that before I lost 2 semesters worth of work after I graduated college. And its not just my drive, since the first time it happened I had Maxtor send out a new one as per my warrenty.Maybe these newer ones will have less of an issue. But as the size increases, usually so do the problems.[/quote]External drives are for backup perpusos. Something ,ust really be going wrong if the backups need to be backed up...
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