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Title: Avoid Maxtor
Review: I have owned several Maxtor drives over the years, and they are definitely the worst of the bunch. They have all been louder and have benchmarked slower than my other drive. These are also the only drives I've ever had die. I've owned many drives from Western Digital, Seagate, Fujitsu, Quantum, and IBM. ALL of them perfectly, including my ancient 80 MB Seagate drives. Out of 5 Maxtor drives, however, only 2 still work. My last Maxtor lasted less than a year. For speed, I recommend a new Seagate or IBM drive. Western Digital and Fujitsu are very quiet and give good performance. Maxtor drives may be cheaper, but they will cost a lot more when you have to replace a dead drive.
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