question about make of external hard drive

echo

have had my eye on the maxtor 160gb in maplins cos its £39.99 (normal price £69.99) till end of the month.have seen another one

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225665

but haven't a clue if it's likely to be any good cos i've never heard of the make.can somebody help me please?

Cat695

maxtor are quite a well known HD maker....so have no worries

but you may find them a little cheaper here(very good website for ordering pc parts)......just watch the postage costs

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/External/?x=12&p_order=price_asc&p=cF9vcmRlcj1wcmljZV9kZXNjJnBfc3R5bGU9bGlzdCZwX3Byb2R1Y3RzUGVyUGFnZT0m

basmic

Don't buy Maxtor - that's the best advice you will find in this thread.

Maxtor are a well known make of HD, just like Indesit is a well know make of washing machine - but both are pretty much bottom ends of the market, in terms of quality and life expectancy.

Western Digital is a much less riskier gamble.

Look at the average rating for Maxtor vs WD drives: http://zencorpmd.com/category/9078383241/1/External-Hard-Drives.htm

echo

cheers for the comments and links.don't get me started on Indesit......