[OT] Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB

[Steve]

On 10/5/05, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 09:33:50AM -0400, Steve wrote:
> > Does anyone have any experiences with these drives?
> >
> > Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB IDE (16MB Cache, 7200rpm)
> >
> > Specifically, any BAD experiences? Also, do they run quiet at all? I'm
> > seeing them selling for around $160, which sounds like a good deal.
>
> So far the reviews look good.  I haven't used one.  I have used mostly
> WD drives lately, although I do have a couple of 80GB Diamond Plus 9 I
> think they are.  Other than one failing the day I installed it out of
> the batch, the rest have worked great.
>
> It seems that generally Maxtor's merge with Quantum has managed to keep
> producing very nice drives.
>
> Lennart Sorensen

Failing the first day is the best time for it to happen! :-)

Thanks for the info.

-Steve.
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