Title: I lost five years of data...
Product review: Last week, during the unimaginable worse time (a system re-install), my 5000DV decided to fail. When I finally got back into WinXP, I noticed the drive was inaccessible and would only make clicking noises. Do-it-yourself data recovery tools have not been successful (I've tried many).Needless to say, I was HORRIFIED AND SICK when I realized how much personal data I had lost.So now I will be sending the drive to a professional data recovery service, which charge $1500 and up. Maxtor's web site does list data recovery companies that won't void the drive's warranty. However, had I not ignored the negative reviews regarding reliability before buying, I wouldn't be needing such services now.I've only had my drive for four months.
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