Deuce wrote:
>> I've been using them in my desktops for a while now.. have only had one
>> fail in over 30-40 I've setup the past few years, and that speaks volumes,
>> I've never had that kind of life out of using WD, or Maxtor in the past.
> 
> They're pretty pricy for desktop drives though (you pay for what you get).

usually less than $20 more than a comparably sized maxtor, or desktop
seagate drive.. worth it imho.. they may not be the fastest, but seem to
run forever...  Seagates Workstation/Server class SATA drives are pretty
reasonable (just search for NCQ, their desktop drives don't support it).

>> You're probably right on the crap still staying around.. thinking Seagate
>> may keep the maxtor name around for the lower-end drives.
> 
> Can't think of any other reason to buy them.

true..

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