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02-17-2006, 11:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Raphael Argus Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 531	Which of these HDD's is better? Hey all, any feedback on which of these two hard disks is better? Western Digital: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701 Maxtor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144185 Thanks for any feedback __________________ E6750 @ 2.66 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 2GB XMS2 Corsair Ram Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Evga 8800GTS 640MB 250GB Western Digital SATA2 HDD 250GB Maxtor SATA1 HDD Antec Truepower Trio 650 watt PSU Cooler Master Centurion 5 case 20.1" Samsung 204B LCD Microsoft Keyboard Logitech MX518 Mouse Geek Squad 875VA Back-UP UPS Windows XP SP2

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The WD. Maxtor has a bad rap (which from firsthand experiences, I understand), and WD is known for being very reliable.

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The Western Digital. WD's are more reliable, plus that WD is SATAII, and the Maxtor is SATA150 (not a big difference, but why not for the same price)

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the WD is the clear winner in this case.

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02-18-2006, 12:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Raphael Argus Ultra Techie Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 531	WD it is, thanks for making it an easy decesion. __________________ E6750 @ 2.66 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 2GB XMS2 Corsair Ram Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Evga 8800GTS 640MB 250GB Western Digital SATA2 HDD 250GB Maxtor SATA1 HDD Antec Truepower Trio 650 watt PSU Cooler Master Centurion 5 case 20.1" Samsung 204B LCD Microsoft Keyboard Logitech MX518 Mouse Geek Squad 875VA Back-UP UPS Windows XP SP2

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