[C210N]

I miss the creme of the market - Micropolis drives.

[TheBattman]

I also remember a couple of decades back when Seagate made some good drives...

Then Western Digital drives had a high point..

Now... who knows? I have used Samsung drives with good success, as well as Hitachi (that “distant third” manufacturer mentioned in the write-up).

But my experiences of the last 4 years has been that Seagate drives (both bare and external) are flakey and unreliable in general, and that Western Digital drives are either great or duds - and you never know, even within the same shipment which is which.

I suppose this will all change dramatically if the SSD drives ever get competitive price-wise. Unfortunately, the quality of those will come down with the price (as the outsourcing continually seeks cheaper venues to manufacture).

[Dr. Sivana]

I miss the creme of the market - Micropolis drives.

Great drives. The magnets in the 330 MB/ 5 1/4" SCSI models would pick up a tricycle. The electric motor could rotate a whole house fan.

But there were other premium brands: Priam, for instance. And don't forget the Rolls-Royce of hard drives, CORE!

R.I.P. Rodime, Quantum, Computer Memories Inc. (worst drives EVER), Fujitsu (now owned by Toshiba), Tandon (solid drives for the $) and Tulin.