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Description - A standard item for every computer, the hard disk
storage all the computer's vital software applications such as the operating
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Hard disks were invented in the 1950s. They started as large disks up to 20 inches in diameter holding just a few megabytes. They were originally called "fixed disks". They later became known as "hard disks" to distinguish them from "floppy disks." Hard disks have a hard platter that holds the magnetic medium, as opposed to the flexible plastic film found in tapes and floppies. The most popular device to store data from a personal computer. Hard disks have been used to store on personal computers for a long time and are now more reliable, fast and can store more data (60gb upwards). Hard disks are stored within the case of a PC and most cases and motherboards allow the ability to store and use 2 hard disks. It is always a good idea to buy a new hard disk when upgrading a CPU or processor, because a CPU can only process data as fast as the hard disk can supply it.
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Maxtor DiamondMax
This is a hard disk you should avoid like the plague, I'm only sorry i didnt read all the bad reviews before i bought it. Only recently i've had my 120GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 hard drive fail; unlike many people at least it was only because the failure mode was progressive, rather than it being catastrophic.
The drive began showing the dreaded blue screen, and oddly when i go into the bios of my system and change the drive to salve it works fine. So i just decided to replace it, it made all kinds of odd sounds, and I was just fed up of it. And i am surprised that Maxter dropped the warrenty period from 3 to 1 year for this device.
Mark
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IBM Deskstar 60 Gigabyte
This drive wasn't to be my first choice for a new gaming machine that I was building one year ago. My first choice was a 70Gig Deskstar, after reading all the reports of failures and lawsuits I decided I would opt for the lesser storage and get the drive that might last a few years. Well guess what ? it has gone to an undependable drive that has dropped 9 megabytes of sectors. I managed to get it reformatted with a lot of heartache and lost files and it is running as I write this criticism. I realize that it is only a matter of time before it hangs again, and it is a slow deterioration of the disc. I just can't recommend this drive to anyone unless they may be professional gamblers. I spent over 250 dollars for this drive at the time of purchase and from now on I will not buy name brands that do not deliver the quality they should be giving for the money they have received. I will always buy the cheapest drive I can find , because it will probably outlast the most expensive on the shelve. The thing that really get's to me is the fact that I had also bought the most recent video card to go with this machine, a ATI 8500, it was defective also and the stupid thing had it's own diagnostics that said it was working properly !! Well after two months of testing all the other hardware on this machine I finally downloaded a benchmarking program that would work all the hardware on the motherboard to what ever degree you dialed in, and sure enough the 3d matricing circuits in the card were not working and it would drop back to the windows desktop without a error or a clue as to what was happening. I don't think any of us deserve to have to spend this much time and money to get things we paid for. You know the old saying, if you want anything done right , you have to do it yourself. Thumbs down on IBM Deskstar of any size. Give me the cheapies.
Tom, Nevada
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