Originally Posted by
JamesT73J
I don't know if it's a trend, but it's quite possible. When my 120gb drive failed after 13mths (just outside of warranty - wouldn't you know it!) last year, I was quite miffed and did a bit of reading. I couldn't find anything that suggested the brand (Maxtor) were any less reliable than their competitors.
Stepson had a Maxtor external which failed recently. Took it back to Novatech who're going to send it back to the manufacturers (inside guarantee). The chap there said he might be lucky as Maxtor were often replacing failed units with larger ones, up to 500Gb although it took up to a month. Bit worrying I thought.
BD