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woo124
14-02-2005, 19:20
Hi,

I was looking around for a Maxtor HDD as it is one of the recommended brand for PS2, but I saw a review that said that Maxtor was horrible and that it became corrupted easily. Is it true? I think many of you guys have used Maxtor HDD. Have you had any issues with corruption?

Thanks,
snake2
14-02-2005, 19:58
i have two maxtor drives no problems so far, had them for about 6 months
seaneyb2003
15-02-2005, 00:49
i personally have only had a maxtor drive once there not to bad. I like seagate hd because of low noise and ive always had one and it has never ever gone wrong.

but otherhand maxtor drives are pritty cheap and they have had some bad reviews on www.ebuyer.com. As value is concerned i think there pritty good.
lufcfan
15-02-2005, 01:12
I trust you're reading about the DiamondMAX9?

Well, I have the 80GB DiamondMax9 and i've even knocked the PS2 over with it in, and my data has been perfect. There have been no corruptions and the drive is quick, quiet and smooth. I've had it about 3 months now, and i'm more than happy with it :)

I can only guess there was a bad batch out there once... :confused:

Hope this helps...
LUFCfan
Warlock
15-02-2005, 03:27
Maxtor's are fine, stay away from Western Digital.
barkroc2
15-02-2005, 14:35
no problems w/ my maxtor 120
seaneyb2003
16-02-2005, 02:32
Maxtor's are fine, stay away from Western Digital.

i would say there a great drive they just dont fit in the ps2 :)
Warlock
16-02-2005, 03:42
i would say there a great drive they just dont fit in the ps2 :)
LOL, actually some western digitals will fit the network adapter. I also got a modified adapter with a WD HD running as we speak ;)
woo124
18-02-2005, 11:17
Somebody recommended Seagate over Maxtor because it's quieter and more reliable. The only concern I have for Seagate is that I heard it doesn't work with some of the newer network. I was thinking of getting ST3200822A, would it work? I checked out the compatibility list, and most people said it worked although one person said it didn't.
http://ps2drives.x-pec.com/?p=&v_br...or=&v_postedby=
Anybody had experience with this HDD?

Thanks
Warlock
18-02-2005, 15:05
Will work as a 186gb hard drive if you use HD Loader CD v3 if not it will be a 127gb hard drive. (Quoted from the website). I think you still have to patch the HD for it to detect the space.