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> Why is it always seagate when there's something wrong with HDDs? Since you can't make an "X-gate" name for a scandal out of the Seagate's name, they can affo
by Joker_vD 2y ago
> Why is it always seagate when there's something wrong with HDDs?
Since you can't make an "X-gate" name for a scandal out of the Seagate's name, they can afford more bad publicity than other hard drive manufacturers. Truly an ingenious branding strategy.
- PaulHoule 2y agoCirca 2001 or so I bought about 5 Maxtor drives that all went bad in a year and I wasn't the only one. I never bought another Maxtor drive again. On the other hand, I've owned probably 20 Seagate drives and had maybe 1 fail, so I see them as a partner as much as a aprt.
- kalleboo 2y agoSeagate acquired Maxtor and that's when people started complaining about Seagate reliability