[Pc_Support] Maxtor 100GB Serial ATA (SATA) drive $99.99 - $65.00rebate

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> So these three/four companies are the only ones to
> manufacture their own drives?

I don't know what Samsung does, but I think they also
manufacturer at least some of their models.

And there are a handful of others, mostly rebranded from
those 3-4.

> Would you be concerned about OEM drives that still had the
> full 3-year or 5-year warranties?  NewEgg et al have them
much
> cheaper than the retail versions.

Just remember that there are standard commodity drives and
then those rated for 24x7 operation.  If you go OEM, I
recommend the ones rated for 24x7 operation -- such as the
Seagate NL35 series, Western Digital RE series, etc...



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