internal harddrives, best brand

mbmusic · Post by **mbmusic** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 10:35 am

I need to add an additional internal harddrive. Is there any tried and true brand?
g4 533 dual 1.2 gig ram
thanks

filtertone · Post by **filtertone** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:14 am

mbmusic wrote:I need to add an additional internal harddrive. Is there any tried and true brand?
g4 533 dual 1.2 gig ram
thanks

Seagate .8s are great, and very, very quiet. BTW, their new .9s don't work in the latest G5s without modified settings. Check to se if the .8s are available in ATA (they are in SATA).

markrogers · Post by **markrogers** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:37 pm

I've used Maxtor without any probs at all in a G4. Using a Seagate SATA now just because the box said it is the "quietest drive in the world".

I would just stay away from any no name cheapies and you should be fine.
Mark

mbmusic · Post by **mbmusic** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:11 pm

thanks for the info
mbmusic

glsimonsen · Post by **glsimonsen** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:39 am

So far, no probs w/ my Western Digital SATA. I did have a Maxtor go bad and I lost everything which wasn't backed up. I guess that can happen w/ any brand tho.

mortvillefugitive · Post by **mortvillefugitive** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:18 am

I've had a Maxtor internal go bad, and have a friend who Maxtor external went down... I've had good luck with the Seagate drives, as long as you don't go with the budget one. I've heard excellent things about Hitachi as well.

qo · Post by qo » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:39 pm

FYI, Seagate announced back in September that it's acquiring Maxtor . While this doesn't affect products currently on the shelf, it'll probably start to have an impact over the next couple years (though, what kind of impact remains to be seen).

Here's an interview with Seagate's CEO.

giles117 · Post by **giles117** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:57 pm

Hope it doesnt mean price increases

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internal harddrives, best brand

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