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Offline Waccoon

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Re: Hitachi Deskstar 500 GB Hard Disk
« on: April 02, 2005, 11:30:42 PM »
I believe it was the ball bearings that did in the Deathstar.  Most drives these days use fluid bearings.

I love my Hitachi 160GB SATA.  It's quiet and both the unit and the circuits don't get hot.  IBM still makes the integrated controllers for the Hitachi drives, which is a plus, IMO.

I'd be concerned about the 500GB models, though.  More platters means more things to go wrong.

Western Digitals have held up well for me, though they are a tad noisy.  Maxtors are crap.  I've RMA'd four of them (my dad's computer and my boss' computer).  Any Hitachi will be better than a Maxtor!