Seagate Technology Inc Complaint - Hard Drive Failure - Seagate External Hard Drive 160GB

Posted by msnanny on 2008-01-03:

I would be disappointed too. I own a Seagate external drive and just bought one as a gift for my aunt. I hope that I have better luck than you did :(

Posted by madconsumer on 2008-01-03:

seagate is the way to go if you are a computer geek. they out perform all other drives.

unfortunately, drives do just fail for no apparent reason. this is one reason it is recommended to backup the backup drive from time to time. or backup to removable media and save spererately. many backup programs work before windows, so it is possible to replace a drive with little issues.

Posted by Leela on 2008-01-03:

I agree with madconsumer about drives failing for no apparent reason. All brands are susceptible to this, not just Seagate. Prefer Western Digital, myself.

Posted by lechateau on 2008-04-09:

I bought this Seagate 3.5-Inch Pushbutton Backup drive in November 2006 to use to backup for my computer. I chose Seagate because of their great reputation as one of the most tried and true drive manufacturers. I felt like my data would be safe with them. However, this drive failed after less than about 500 hours of use (most drives are supposed to last 100,000 hours, or at minimum 5 - 11 years). A 1.5 year life on a piece of equipment that is supposed to safeguard your data is unacceptable. Obviously Seagate has let their standards slide, and their 1-year warranty makes me think they do not really stand behind their product. I've never seen a modern hard drive fail before, and I've used plenty of them. Buy from a different manufacturer.