I didn't mean a Hitachi Deskstar..Sup wrote:
If its under warranty they will replace it with something else, usually better.
They were solid drives.Jenspm wrote:
what's so good about them...?
Until Hitachi bring out an F1-beater.Jenspm wrote:
move on, Samsung F1 ftw.
Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-12-13 17:21:30)
Jenspm wrote:
what's so good about them...?
move on, Seagate Barracuda ftw.
Last edited by haffeysucks (2008-12-13 17:55:46)
Funny, I've used 'em for ages and have never had a single one die. (probably in the order of a dozen or so drives)ghettoperson wrote:
They were wank. There's a reason why they earned the nickname 'Deathstar'.
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Why would you say they are good drives? Any specific reason or is it just that it hasn't failed on you yet?link52787 wrote:
Deskstars are pretty good drives. I have a 80gb Deskstar but it runs hot. Been running for 2+ years.
how does a Seagate have a shady warranty?DeathUnlimited wrote:
WD or Samsung. Hitachis tend to die and Seagates tend to have shady warranty.
It hasn't failed me. I also have a Travelstar in my laptop. I dropped my laptop a couple of times while it was transferring files and it was still running. No hiccups..Sup wrote:
Why would you say they are good drives? Any specific reason or is it just that it hasn't failed on you yet?link52787 wrote:
Deskstars are pretty good drives. I have a 80gb Deskstar but it runs hot. Been running for 2+ years.
"them" thenScorpion0x17 wrote:
I didn't mean a Hitachi Deskstar..Sup wrote:
If its under warranty they will replace it with something else, usually better.
My Deskstar hasn't failed on me yet either but I don't use it. Its loud and overheats a lot.link52787 wrote:
It hasn't failed me. I also have a Travelstar in my laptop. I dropped my laptop a couple of times while it was transferring files and it was still running. No hiccups..Sup wrote:
Why would you say they are good drives? Any specific reason or is it just that it hasn't failed on you yet?link52787 wrote:
Deskstars are pretty good drives. I have a 80gb Deskstar but it runs hot. Been running for 2+ years.
My Deskstar has been through BSODs, no corrupt files. I don't know if there is a correlation between BSOD caused by memory and hard drive failure but my Deskstar held up fine.
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CapnNismo wrote:
how does a Seagate have a shady warranty?DeathUnlimited wrote:
WD or Samsung. Hitachis tend to die and Seagates tend to have shady warranty.
At one point they removed all warranty from all their OEM HD's. THat's when I stopped trusting them.haffeysucks wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
how does a Seagate have a shady warranty?DeathUnlimited wrote:
WD or Samsung. Hitachis tend to die and Seagates tend to have shady warranty.
Are you missing my point or me yours?.Sup wrote:
"them" thenScorpion0x17 wrote:
I didn't mean a Hitachi Deskstar..Sup wrote:
If its under warranty they will replace it with something else, usually better.
good thing it wasn't a couple years ago. both of my seagates were OEM. one of them died but i RMA'ed it nice and quick - and it told me it was going to die before it did. (actually it never died, but i RMA'ed it anyway)DeathUnlimited wrote:
At one point they removed all warranty from all their OEM HD's. THat's when I stopped trusting them.haffeysucks wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
how does a Seagate have a shady warranty?
I think they now have 5yr warranty again (public demand lol?), but I totally won't trust a company that has once decided to drop their warranties.haffeysucks wrote:
good thing it wasn't a couple years ago. both of my seagates were OEM. one of them died but i RMA'ed it nice and quick - and it told me it was going to die before it did. (actually it never died, but i RMA'ed it anyway)DeathUnlimited wrote:
At one point they removed all warranty from all their OEM HD's. THat's when I stopped trusting them.haffeysucks wrote: