On Maxtor drives…
Every Maxtor drive I have ever owned has suffered hardware failure within its warranty period.
Without exception.
Now admittedly the upside is “I get free drives all the time”, but that’s no compliment. And before you say something about how I treat them, you should see the fans on the machines I put them in. They’re not hurting. They just suck.
Oddly, every Seagate drive I’ve ever had has been awesome. Way to go, Seagate!