I'm going to move from IDE to SATA but I'm wondering which drives are the best. I don't need a huge drive 250GB is fine, I just want the fastest and most reliable drive I can find at around that kind of size. Looking around at some reviews I keep seeing the Maxtor MaxLine and Deskstar drives mentioned as the best. But these two companies have to be the worst I've ever experienced when buying IDE drives, so can I really trust there SATA solutions?
I've had 3 Maxtor IDE's and they've all started making dodgy noises within a couple of months and then died shortly after, while deskstar IDE drivers famously earned the moniker "Deathstar". Seagate and WesterDigital seem to be the best I've delt with for IDE, but is it all different in the SATA market?
I've had 3 Maxtor IDE's and they've all started making dodgy noises within a couple of months and then died shortly after, while deskstar IDE drivers famously earned the moniker "Deathstar". Seagate and WesterDigital seem to be the best I've delt with for IDE, but is it all different in the SATA market?