Dell currently uses allot of seagate drives. I have generally been a huge fan of Western Digital. they have always been very reliable for me and have doe very well for longevity in both server and desktop applications.

I personally have had issues with seagate drives longevity, however their hybrid drives have been getting a very different reaction. so i decided to try one in my kids computer.

On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 7:30 AM, Keith Smith <techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
Sorry to hear Seagate is not as good as Hitachi.  As I recall, there was a discussion on this list about who was the best and I think Hitachi took a lot of hits.  I think Dell puts Seagate drives in their boxes.

What manufacture makes the best today?




On 2014-10-17 22:05, Brian Cluff wrote:
Seagate has been cranking out such bad drives lately, I think I would
rather have a used hitachi than a new seagate.

Brian Cluff

On 10/17/2014 08:43 AM, techlists@phpcoderusa.com wrote:

If you have credible evidence that Seagate is selling used Hitachi
drives as new and under their label I'm sure your State Attorney General
would like to hear from you.




On 2014-10-17 10:08, George Toft wrote:
How many [thousand] hours on the drive?  I think you're gambling if
you have more than 26,000 hours (3 years) and ESPECIALLY if it's
really a Hitachi drive.  Seagate bought Hitachi recently, and from
what I've seen, are selling used Hitachi drives as "new" Seagate
drives - check the model number and the run hours!

Hard drives are killing me this year - I've spent over 80 hours in
rework because of failed drives - especially with Seatachi drives (see
above).  80 hours of rework at no pay is a painful lesson.

Regards,

George Toft

On 9/11/2014 4:06 PM, parabellum7@yahoo.com wrote:
Greetings!


I have a 500GB Seagate ST3500312CS SATA drive salvaged from a
decommissioned DVR. The DVR's OS said SMART status OK. The latest
Seatools disk utility from the Seagate website says the drive is A-OK
(short test, long test, full erase, re-test) no errors found.

However, the Gnome disk utility in Mint 17 says 'Threshold not
exceeded' and 'Disk is OK, 178 bad sectors'.

Some other SMART attributes displayed:

ID1        Read Error Rate: 152141757
ID5      Reallocated Sector Count: 178 sectors
ID187     Reported Uncorrectable Errors: 0 sectors
ID198    Uncorrectable Sector Count: 0 sectors
ID199    UDMA CRC Error Rate: 0


GSmart Control 0.8.7 is reading the same thing, 178 sectors, but also
says it's OK.

running an e2fsck from gparted reports 0 bad blocks.

I've also retested in another machine with different cables to
minimize the possibility of bogus hardware or BIOS issues, but the
results remain the same.

Seagate's website has a FAQ that says their tools should be the final
say as they're designed to work correctly with their drives.

Normally a bad sector or two wouldn't bother me, I have drives that
have been running for years like that. I just keep backups fresh and
check for bad sector growth. A few bad sectors is within spec and
that's why HDD's have a reserved area. Yet somehow 178 sectors seems
like a lot.

Should I trust this drive for anything more than a paperweight?

Should I trust anything with the words 'smart', 'affordable', or
'free' in the name?  ;]


Thanks!


--Kenn
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