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I Hate Ibm So Much!!!!!

Never had problems with my WDs. I've had Seagates and Maxtors die on me, but I've been lucky with WD so far. I guess that makes me a WD fanboy, because its all that I recommend, based on my successs with them.
 
When you have a drive thats going bad. Put it in the freezer for an hour or so. Iwill run fine long enough to grab your criticle data off it.
 
Originally posted by HHunt
*Looks at 2 120Gb and 2 80Gb WD drives*
Well, they've been good to me :D
(Though the two 120Gbs could have been quieter.)
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The wD 80 special edditions truely are special. I used to raid them with an adaptec 1200 and they rock.
 
Originally posted by xdviper
shit, shit, i got a freakin ibm hd in my laptop, its been running for 3 years, thats cuz i barely use my laptop. and im a newb when it comes to upgrading laptops.:mad: :mad: :( :mad:
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Only the desktop IBM HD's are plagued with problems, not the mobile ones.
 
Originally posted by versello
Only the desktop IBM HD's are plagued with problems, not the mobile ones.
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Gonna have to disagree with that one. While they may not have quite as bad a reputation, they're not golden.
 
i've had 2 maxtor drives die on me.. i've seen 2 seagates die.. i've never had any experience with ibm or hitachi or anythign else.. but my WD's run great.. i'd recommend them to everyone (the maxtor drive for file storage is in my pc because i got it really cheap ;) )
 
just to add to the stats.
1 60gb deskstar died after 15 months
1 60 gb deskstar 16 months
1 60gb maxtor died after 13 months
2 80 gb WD running for 10 months no problems
1 120 gb WD running for 7 months no problems
1 250 gb external WD drive 4 months, okay so far

Hopefully other experiences will hold true for my drives. I like that the special edition WD have a 3 year warranty.
 
I work in a school district and am responsible for servicing some 1600 odd computers. Ranging from mostly Dell desktops and IBM/Dell Laptops. In the 3 years ive worked this job i've replaced hard drives from basically all the manufacturers. Every hard drive WILL fail at some point some just a little sooner then they should. Most consumer level Hard drive motors have a life expectancy of 3 years or so.

Of all the drives i've dealt with, the IBM "Deathstars" for desktops and any drive made by Fujitsu for notebooks are the absolute worst offenders when it comes to a premature death. We've been replacing the notebook drives with newer Hitachi drives which have been working out pretty good so far.
 
I agree that every HD will fail, but the Deathstars seem to have a higher failing rate than the other HD I am use to.
 
I'm lucky I guess. I have 3 deathstars that work fine. I purchased 2 7K250s a few months ago. One from Zipzoomfly who packaged it very well, and one from Newegg and they just stuck it in a box of peanuts.

Unfortunately my WD SE 1000 died on me, my first HD death ever and I've got some very old drives (WD, IBM, Quantum). WD sent me a refurb.
 
I have 4 Deskstar 60GXPs that have worked flawlessly for the past three or four years in one of my file servers. I've also used 120GXPs, 180GXPs, and 7K250s in people's computers without any troubles. So, like with any hard drive, one person's experience doesn't really speak of a hard drive's reliability or lack thereof.
 
Originally posted by jacuzz1
When you have a drive thats going bad. Put it in the freezer for an hour or so. Iwill run fine long enough to grab your criticle data off it.
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Uhh, wouldn't that cause condensation to develop on the platters and cause the read/write heads to scratch the surface :confused:

Me: 2 WD Failures, 0 Seagate Failures.
 
Originally posted by xonik
I have 4 Deskstar 60GXPs that have worked flawlessly for the past three or four years in one of my file servers. I've also used 120GXPs, 180GXPs, and 7K250s in people's computers without any troubles. So, like with any hard drive, one person's experience doesn't really speak of a hard drive's reliability or lack thereof.
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Except for the fact that they have a well known history of poor reliability. You got lucky, it doesn't change the fact the deathstars have a bad track record.
 
My 30 GB IBM is still working perfectly despite being over 3 years old. Next one i'm going to buy will be hitachi 7k250.
 
Originally posted by emorphien
Except for the fact that they have a well known history of poor reliability. You got lucky, it doesn't change the fact the deathstars have a bad track record.
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"They" being the 75GXP and 60GXP line. Since then, four generations of drives have been introduced without unusually high failure rates.
 
Originally posted by jacuzz1
When you have a drive thats going bad. Put it in the freezer for an hour or so. Iwill run fine long enough to grab your criticle data off it.
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How does that work?
 
That works with glass platter drives like the 75GXP and 60GXP because the platters distort slightly when running hot. Putting the drives in the freezer (IN AN AIRTIGHT BAG) straightens out the platters into their original forms.
 
Originally posted by ycchan
How does that work?
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I have no idea but I know it works. XONIK has an explanation as good as any I would guess. I 'll buy it.
 
Yeah, I'm just passing along what I've heard. Whoever came up with that remedy deserves some props, because that is a seriously wacky, outside-the-box solution.
 
Yeah I heard the freezer trick from more than one source, so I'll have to give it a try (when that shitty day comes).
 
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