Yeah, the Maxtor DiamondMax failure rates rival only those of the infamous "IBM Deathstar" drives.
Certainly I'd recommend Western Digital, Hitachi, or about any other brand over them.
Allow me to document a quick re-enactment of one fateful day:
Maxtor DiamondMax: Ok, I'm a bootin' Windows... Click, clicky, click.
Ilwrath: Ok, here, load Papyrus NASCAR 2003, now.
Maxtor DiamondMax: Ok-- Click, clicky
Maxtor DiamondMax: THUNK! THUNK! THUNK!
Maxtor DiamondMax: Mein Leben!
Ilwrath: WTF?!
PC: SMART DRIVE REPORTS IMMINENT HARD DRIVE FAILURE!
:lol:
