Please Tell Me About Seagate Harddrives

Slacker7 · 11-09-2005, 02:37 PM

I have only known Western Digital but when I went over to NewEgg and looked at the reviews I was astonished at the number of people who have experienced serious issues with them as of late. I realize harddrives eventually falter but what I read is enough to make me look to another company's product.

So, I have been thinking of utilizing Seagate for my new machine but know nothing about this product. How dependable are they? What has been your experience?

bigsaucybob · 11-09-2005, 05:58 PM

i mean western digital is one of the big hard drive makers along with maxtor and seagate. they are all good companies. it just depends on the best deal that u get.

Lanther · 11-10-2005, 03:46 PM

It really depends on what you like. Personally I prefer Maxtor but have used just about everything at one point.

Greggie Boy · 11-12-2005, 03:57 AM

Unless something changed in the last day or so I beleive SEAGATE has the only 5 year warranty. All three companies make quality products.

Ku-sama · 11-12-2005, 04:58 AM

well, me and my boss both dont like Seagate, he doesnt like them because they are louder, i dont like mine cause it sometimes runs hotter then my processor x.x

spamdos · 11-12-2005, 05:38 AM

well i would just go for the best deal because they are all pretty similar

bigsaucybob · 11-12-2005, 02:48 PM

i personally prefer maxtor over all, as u can see in my sig. i found their support line very very helpful.

Dilly man 2 · 11-12-2005, 05:10 PM

i like the seagate...

kobaj · 11-12-2005, 05:21 PM

I own 2 Seagate drives, one is a 40 gig the other is 160 gig. I really enjoy them. I got them on sale for "50 bucks-buy 160 get 40 free"...something like that. And they have lasted for at least 6 months so far. Plus the 5 year warranty.

Pros:
Can take a small beating.
Easy to install.

Cons:
When installing something the 160 runs a little hot.
You can barely hear the 160 read/write. (The motor spinning up.)

Slacker7 · 11-14-2005, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobaj

I own 2 Seagate drives, one is a 40 gig the other is 160 gig. I really enjoy them. I got them on sale for "50 bucks-buy 160 get 40 free"...something like that. And they have lasted for at least 6 months so far. Plus the 5 year warranty.

Pros:
Can take a small beating.
Easy to install.

Cons:
When installing something the 160 runs a little hot.
You can barely hear the 160 read/write. (The motor spinning up.)

Did you do anything special to handle the heat? I take it though no major issues?

11-09-2005, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slacker7 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 153	Please Tell Me About Seagate Harddrives I have only known Western Digital but when I went over to NewEgg and looked at the reviews I was astonished at the number of people who have experienced serious issues with them as of late. I realize harddrives eventually falter but what I read is enough to make me look to another company's product. So, I have been thinking of utilizing Seagate for my new machine but know nothing about this product. How dependable are they? What has been your experience?

11-09-2005, 05:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,915	i mean western digital is one of the big hard drive makers along with maxtor and seagate. they are all good companies. it just depends on the best deal that u get. __________________ Equipt NOW

11-10-2005, 03:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lanther Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Age: 32 Posts: 237	It really depends on what you like. Personally I prefer Maxtor but have used just about everything at one point. __________________ EVGA MB / XFX NF2SALH MB Apevia Alien Case / Aspire Towe Case Rosewill 650W PSU / Rosewill RP500 PSU Athlon 64X2 3800+ / Athlon 2000 XP Processor 2047 MB DDR3200 RAM / 512 MB DDR3200 RAM 250 Gig Seagate / 120 Gig Maxtor 7200 rpm HD 2x Samsung 18x DVDRW / LG Super Multi DVD/RW Sony CDRW 256 MB FX 7600 / 128 MB FX 5200 "Abashed the Devil stood and felt how awful Goodness is."-T-Bird

11-12-2005, 05:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,163	well i would just go for the best deal because they are all pretty similar __________________ TROGDOR the BURNINATOR

11-12-2005, 02:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,915	i personally prefer maxtor over all, as u can see in my sig. i found their support line very very helpful. __________________ Equipt NOW

11-12-2005, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Greggie Boy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 155	Unless something changed in the last day or so I beleive SEAGATE has the only 5 year warranty. All three companies make quality products.

11-12-2005, 04:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 19 Posts: 5,312	well, me and my boss both dont like Seagate, he doesnt like them because they are louder, i dont like mine cause it sometimes runs hotter then my processor x.x

11-12-2005, 05:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 20 Posts: 461	i like the seagate... __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-12-2005, 05:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
kobaj Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,368	I own 2 Seagate drives, one is a 40 gig the other is 160 gig. I really enjoy them. I got them on sale for "50 bucks-buy 160 get 40 free"...something like that. And they have lasted for at least 6 months so far. Plus the 5 year warranty. Pros: Can take a small beating. Easy to install. Cons: When installing something the 160 runs a little hot. You can barely hear the 160 read/write. (The motor spinning up.) __________________ My site Winner of photo competition: Bokeh. - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz - Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Motherboard - 4GB (2x2GB) G.Skill DDR2 800 RAM - XFX GeForce 9800GT 512MB - Seagate 400GB SATA Hard Drive - Cooler Master Centurion 5 Mid Tower Case Last edited by kobaj; 11-12-2005 at 05:23 PM.

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