Are IBM hard drives any good?

[MagCynic]

I'm either going with a 30GB Maxtor for $70 US or a 40GB IBM for $71 US. Both are running at 7200 rpm. I heard that lately IBM drives haven't been that great. Is there any truth to this? Oh, I also have a Maxtor drive now if that matters at all.

[Mr.Tweak]

I couldn't recommend you getting IBM,

http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...rticle&dId=180

[T-Shirt]

I'm either going with a 30GB Maxtor for US or a 40GB IBM for US. Both are running at 7200 rpm. I heard that lately IBM drives haven't been that great. Is there any truth to this? Oh, I also have a Maxtor drive now if that matters at all.

Oh yeah, IBM drives are great, If you need a doorstop, boat anchor, or paperwieght:hammer:
Go with the Maxtor, a much better drive:thumb:

[MagCynic]

That's what I was leaning to anyways. Plus then I'll have matching Maxtor drives.

[sKuLLsHoT]

in my experience there is no difference in the brand of the Drive as to the reliability, only performance that changes... having not known alot about maxtor, I can say IBM are a preformer, andif you follow the tweakers guidelines in regard to HDD's you'll be fine with a IBM (lets face it, nothing lasts forever)

If you want reliability, I'd recommend a Quantum/Maxtor 20Gb Drive, as the 20Gb's tend to be single platter, fast, quiet lower power drives, and rarely die.

there you have it :)

[Beefy]

I've never had an IBM drive myself, but the two Maxtor drives i've got (30GB and 60GB) work like a charm. No complaints from me.

[MagCynic]

I actually was eying a 20GB Maxtor drive, but the one I'm looking at off Newegg spins at 5400rpm. Is there really that big of a difference between 7200 and 5400? I'm not that picky either.

[Mr.Tweak]

I actually was eying a 20GB Maxtor drive, but the one I'm looking at off Newegg spins at 5400rpm. Is there really that big of a difference between 7200 and 5400? I'm not that picky either.

Yes, put simply. :)

[zeradul]

I don't think you want to buy a 20 GB drive with today's market. I bet you can get an 80GB (qualdruple the size) for less than double the price....

[Mr. C]

Yes, put simply. :)

If MagCynic has ever defragged a 5400 RPM drive he will love the difference when he does it to a 7200:thumb: