After reading the 25 responses, the general consensus seems to favor WD, but not by much. I used to work for a delivery package company (brown)and tens of thousands of pc's were ordered (for shiping customers and centers)with Maxtor HD's, and most of them failed. The PC company (big name brand) sent all new HD's to us, WD's, and of the 50 or so I re-installed, there were no failures, and the package company was also happy.
I have my own computer sales and service business now, and have reformatted/replaced hundreds of HD's, the worst were Maxtors, the best were WD's, Seagates in the middle as well as "other" brands. Even with warranties, the time/cost spent 'fixing' is not always recoverable, as well as some data.
Experience is the best teacher, especially when you have red-faced customers at your door with no backups.
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I have worked on system after system and spent more time than i care to admit doing research. I am putting together my own system now and have one question. Is there any one out there who can tell me is there a "best" hard drive manufacturer or not. I havent had bad luck with Seagate, Western Digital or Maxtor yet i have heard "horror stories about all 3. Any REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE or KNOWLEDGE would be greatly apreciated.

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