The problem they were talking about with the IBM's.. is the IBM Deskstar 75GXP models. They had a recall of certain 75GXP models (I think a class action suit was filed) and it was very bad publicity. However the IBM Deskstar 60GXP are known great performers and I actually recently purchased one a few weeks ago. It's totally silent compared to my older 6 gig and 18 gig Western Digital hard drives and does not suffer from any of the issues the 75GXP models had. I got a 60 gig 60GXP drive for $109.... They also came out with 120GXP models but since they are so new I wouldn't buy one just yet (they are $300+ too)... A 60GXP IBM Deskstar is definitely the way to go right now. I compared the Deskstar and Maxtor information before I bought my Deskstar recently. The specs were exactly the same. Same latency, etc. The Maxtor said it was slightly quieter when idling.. but after talking to someone who had both a Maxtor DiamondMax and an IBM Deskstar drive, he said the IBM drive is actually much silenter in that when the hard drive reads and writes the clicking noise is nearly inaudible. The Maxtor technically idles slightly quieter but I can't even hear the IBM drive idling so I'm not worried about it.. Yet he said the Maxtor drives are louder when data is being written. Just search the message database for diamondmax deskstar and you should find his post about that issue. So anyway: stick with the IBM 60GXP Deskstars (very affordable, best performance) and you will be just fine. Jeremy > -----Original Message----- > From: Colin Miller [mailto:snoopy@...] > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:03 PM > To: logic-users@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [LUG] GEN: HD - maxtor or IBM? > > > I have had just the opposite experience. I have yet to have a Maxtor drive > not brek within the first year (I just lost 100Gigs of data on one last week) > and I have yet to have a bad IBM drive. (not sure about the deskstar series) > I myself use mostly Seagate. Everyone's milage may vary, but I will never > ever use a Maxtor drive as long as I live. > > Colin Miller > > On Friday 01 March 2002 12:57 pm, you wrote: > > I would steer clear of the IBM's. > > I have some of the faulty deskstar series and it's a real > pain in the > > ass. > > It leads me to believe that IBM is not good at quality control. > > > > rob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin, Jeremy" <MartJe@...> To: <logic-users@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: RE: [LUG] GEN: HD - maxtor or IBM? > The problem they were talking about with the IBM's.. is the IBM Deskstar > 75GXP models. A little off topic.... but here's another experience: I have two IBM Deskstar 75 GXP in my Mac: a 30 GB and a 75GB type. Both they've been working flawlessly for about 10 months. But... it's a somewhat uncomfortable feeling always to have the question in mind: "Will they fail today??.." ;-) Matthias

--- In logic-users@y..., <submix@g...> wrote: > > The problem they were talking about with the IBM's.. is the IBM > > Deskstar 75GXP models. > A little off topic.... but here's another experience: > > I have two IBM Deskstar 75 GXP in my Mac: a 30 GB and a 75GB type. > Both they've been working flawlessly for about 10 months. > > But... it's a somewhat uncomfortable feeling always to have the > question in mind: > "Will they fail today??.." ;-) The question should not be that, the question should be 'did I remember to back up all my irreplacable recordings last night' As someone wise once said, digital data does not exist unless it is stored in more than one place. Take this to heart, back up judiciously and sleep soundly safe in the knowledge that whether your drive brand X fails, or a wild elephant invades your studio and treads on your main 'pooter, you can recover your music from it. Oh, and learn a lesson from poor old BT - Keep backups of anything of value offsite. ~Pev P.S. A thought - would people find it useful if I wrote a section on backup technology & strategies for the FAQ?

I have 2 of the 120gb models in an EZ Quest Cobra case, they are great, seem to as reliable as any other size.