IME, Maxtor drives are very sensitive to temperature. I've seen 3+ drives of 
theirs go bad when case fans went bad over the last 10 yrs, but the Seagate and 
WD drives were fine, as was everything else in all cases.

Dario Greggio wrote:
> Apptech wrote:
> 
> I can confirm something like this: I had my biggest troubles with 
> Seagate drives (despite their "name" and "brand reputation") , followed 
> by Western Digital.
> 
> Maxtor IMO are the best/most endurable - maybe not as performant...
> 
> 
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