Hi Everyone!
I saw the Mac vs PC thread earlier today and thought why not make a Western Digital or Seagate Thread...So here it is!
I'll vote Western Digital because they focus alot more on quality and performance (even though I have a Seagate HDD), Caviar Black and Velociraptor could beat Seagate any day!
So what do you guy's think....Western Digital or Seagate? (Feel free to chose another company like Samsung or Hitachi)
POLL
WESTERN DIGITAL - 6 - 60%
SAMSUNG - 2 - 20%
SEAGATE - 2 - 20%
HITACHI - 0 - 0%
Thanks,
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I would go for Western Digital due to the high failure rate of Seagate drives i have encountered the last few years. WD has come a long way in terms of high performance, quietness of the drives, and good temps. Seagate was doing very well, but they have just gone to crap as of late.
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I'm going to vote seagate. Had a drive go bad under a year old that WD claims is out of it 5 year warranty.
Bob it's 3 against 1, I personally like WD even though I have a Seagate HDD right now. Maybe we'll have to beat some sense into you Bob...
And thanks for your input guys
tanka12345: Bob it's 3 against 1, I personally like WD even though I have a Seagate HDD right now. Maybe we'll have to beat some sense into you Bob... And thanks for your input guys
Ha ha. I have a WD in my PC right now. The warranty thing has left a bad taste in my mouth considering I have recommended WD for there 5 year warranty.
tanka12345:So what do you guy's think....Western Digital or Seagate?
Since the Seagate drive in my laptop recently died I am a little down on Seagate at the moment. I like Western Digital drives a lot...and I have a lot of them! I even have an old Maxtor ATA133 drive that has served me well. And speaking of Maxtor, read what happened to them when they were purchased by Seagate in 2006 right HERE. I bet I know how those laid-off employees would answer your question, tanka12345!
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Super Dave: tanka12345:So what do you guy's think....Western Digital or Seagate? Since the Seagate drive in my laptop recently died I am a little down on Seagate at the moment. I like Western Digital drives a lot...and I have a lot of them! I even have an old Maxtor ATA133 drive that has served me well. And speaking of Maxtor, read what happened to them when they were purchased by Seagate in 2006 right HERE. I bet I know how those laid-off employees would answer your question, tanka12345!
Wow that sucks. Buy and dismantle the competition i guess.
That's sad for the employees who lost their jobs [:'(] Seagate just focuses on profits and market share, not quality and reliablilty like WD. WD also take care of their employees.
Thanks for you opinion Super Dave!
I read that original LA Times article back in May 2006 when it was first printed and it actually startled me with it's brutally-honest corporate revelation!
Where do Samsung drives fit into all this?
To be honest I never really thought about other manufacturers like Samsung. You can post you opinion on others if you like, but could you also say which one you like better: Western Digital or Seagate.
Thanks
recoveringknowitall: Where do Samsung drives fit into all this?
True. The new F1s look great.
Can you still add polls to the opening post? If so you should add one: between WD, Seagate, Samsung, and Hitachi.
i have always been a Samsung guy for my desktops also -- uber silent drives and pretty well performing
Hi Ice,
Thats a great idea! Unfortunately there seems to be no poll option, but I'll make a manual poll instead!
I used to be exclusivly Maxtor drives, now it seems all the drives Ihave been purchasing are WD drives.
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Endersothergame: I used to be exclusivly Maxtor drives, now it seems all the drives Ihave been purchasing are WD drives.
I myself have been a maxtor fan also and remain to be but also Im definatly a western digital fan and my next build we include them and a spinpoint.
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Seagate gets my vote.
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