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| Thread ID: 69949 | 2006-06-17 10:05:00 | Cheap as chips? Or cheap as crap | bob_doe_nz (92) | PC World Chat |
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| 463849 | 2006-06-17 10:05:00 | I just looked at my local Countdown and Foodtown leaflet which came in tonight :groan: Maxtor External 100 or 200 GB External HDD $150 and $250 respectivly. If they were Seagate, I'd be sold. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 463850 | 2006-06-17 10:16:00 | I won’t buy a hdd from a supermarket ;) | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 463851 | 2006-06-17 10:17:00 | I don't trust Maxtor. I've seen too many of them die | Greven (91) | ||
| 463852 | 2006-06-17 10:27:00 | I don't trust Maxtor. I've seen too many of them die That and Western Digital. Right Jen? :D |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 463853 | 2006-06-17 10:28:00 | Cheaper options exist according to Pricespy. | somebody (208) | ||
| 463854 | 2006-06-17 10:45:00 | I prefer to just buy an enclosure and a hard drive separately - if gives you more flexibility. | gibler (49) | ||
| 463855 | 2006-06-17 10:47:00 | I just looked at my local Countdown and Foodtown leaflet which came in tonight :groan: Maxtor External 100 or 200 GB External HDD $150 and $250 respectivly. If they were Seagate, I'd be sold. My god. Chainstores were bad enough, now supermarkets! Hello checkout girl, I have a fault with my HDD, what can I do? |
pctek (84) | ||
| 463856 | 2006-06-17 10:58:00 | I can just imagine all those poor suckers wanting to return their precious HDD's with their precious data on it. | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 463857 | 2006-06-17 11:51:00 | Drive reliability by brand isn't constant in all countries, the variable is the handling by different distributors. Have you seen how many dents you get in cans of baked beans? | PaulD (232) | ||
| 463858 | 2006-06-17 12:24:00 | Only a one year warranty on those HDD's... | bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
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