[0101]

Given a choice between Seagate and Samsung(ATA133,7200 RPM )hard drives, which one to be preferred purely on the basis of performance and quality?

Thanks in advance!

[Ralf Hutter]

Performance and quality, with no other considerations, I'd go with Seagate.

Add in noise and the 3 year warranty of the Samsungs and I'd go with the Samsungs.

[0101]

thanks, Any experience with failures?I had a seagate hdd dying on me within the first year.

[Ralf Hutter]

Originally posted by 0101
thanks, Any experience with failures?I had a seagate hdd dying on me within the first year.

Seagate Barracuda IV experience: I personally own and use about 6-7 of these drives and all have been 100% reliable so far. I've also put about 40 into customer boxes and all have been 100% reliable. I did get one brand-new out of the box that had a bad vibfation so I RMA'd it. This is over the past 2 years.

Samsung Experience: one SP0802N, one SP1604N and one SP1614N personally owned by me and have been 100% reliable so far.

Of course none of this is statisitically significant.