Jerry wrote regarding 'Re: [SLE] IBM hard drive' on Fri, Sep 03 at 06:47:
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 16:28:48 -0500 Danny Sauer
wrote: After I replaced all 6 of the 75GXP drives that we had here, some twice, I decided that there would never be an IBM drive in my computer again. I'm presently using Seagate, as they join Fujitsu in my "I've never had a problem with them and I have several of them" list.
--Danny, expressing personal preference as if it's scientific fact :)
Most of my drives have been Western Digital. I had a problem with a WD drive a while back, called WD and they sent me a replacement free of charge. I have had zero problems since.
I used to work at a large community college where I supported several hundred Gateway 2000 machines, both in labs and as instructor workstations. They all used WD drives. I replaced a hard drive about once every 2-3 weeks (not to mention the other crap hardware Gateway uses). I will never own a Gateway 2K computer or another WD drive. Others may have different experience, but my unique background formed *my* unique opinion. :) --Danny