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From a personal prefference i would say don't buy Maxtor drives. I have a very high failure rate for maxtor drives, on average they last less than 8 months in my PC. I have both Seagate and IBM drives here that have lasted for 2+ years whilst i have gone through many Maxtors in the same period.
Tip's to prolong the lif of your drive are:
A: Buy a drive cooler, they help to keep the drive operating at a reasonable temp.
B: Defrag the drive on a regular basis to improve performance and lower seek\drive access times.
C: Use a program that can access the drive's onboard controller and set the drive to "quiet mode"- this slows the drive down but can prolong the drive's lifespan.
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