Crappy HDDs Killing Computers

[Tim]

On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 17:23 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote:
> Actually Maxtor drives work great - you just need to know the
> algorithm:
> 
> 1. Buy drive at local office/computer supply store
> 2. Have it fail 2 weeks later
> 3. RMA it to Maxtor
> 4. Get replacement that works forever.
> 
> This has been my consistent experience with Maxtor.
> You just need to be prepared to take several
> weeks to actually get a working disk :-).

Hmm, that seems to imply a couple of things:

     1. Bad handling of the drives during transport.
     2. Bad handling of the drives at the store.

Some people do have no idea about being gentle with them, nor taking
anti-static precautions.

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