Maxtor 200GB SATA/150 8 MB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Kit

Average customer rating: 3.5

Failed after 2 years...
Great SATA Hard Disk
Great performance, great price

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Maxtor 200GB SATA/150 8 MB 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive Kit

Manufacturer: Maxtor
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00011KHZG

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Product Description

Ideal for speed intensive applications like digital video editing, high-speed gaming and RAID systems. The SATA 7200 RPM drive features a 8MB cache, FDB motor for whisper quiet operation, and a simple, no-jumper installation. The complete kit includes a thin, easy-plug cable for improved airflow in your system. Serial ATA/150 interface - SATA - up to 50% faster data transfer rates Easy, no-jumper installation Thin-easy plug cable for improved airflow Includes intelligent formatting and partitioning software

Customer Reviews:

Failed after 2 years..........2007-03-15

Great drive with no problems, but I apparently lacks manufacturing quality. I have used this drive for a little more than 2 years as a primary drive. Last weeks it just failed. This was a major hassle because I had my operating system installed on it. My second drive that came with my computer (Gateway) still works after four years. I won't buy Maxtor drives again.

Great SATA Hard Disk.......2006-12-20

I recommend this Hard Disk to everyone, since it's pretty fast, flawless, not noisy, easy to install and configure at a so cheap price. I have been using it for 5 months already, and I really love it ! Great decission !

Great performance, great price.......2006-11-02

My old 250 gig took a hit from a power outage (spike, off, on, off, on, spike, off - all in a couple of seconds) - I did a reformat, and maintenance so it's good for storage, albeit with slightly less space.

This 200 gig was an affordable replacement. Installation was easy, but one part was a pain. The HDD includes no drivers - you have to find the appropriate drivers for youre motherboard's SATA chipset. This took about 20 minutes of searching on the web. My Sony Vaio OEM disks did not have the drivers (only a clean install of the original system) and the Sony site had no information or drivers. After I found out it was an Intel chipset, I went to the intel site and found the drivers.

The next problem (and this was a PC design problem) was the hard drives were mounted sideways. When using the supplied SATA cable, the case will not close. I had to order a right angle cable (see photos.)

These will be issues with any SATA drive that's being used as a system drive replacement with XP or previous OS. Newer releases of XP (late 2006) or newer OS should include the drivers - I would think.

If your drives mount sideways (cables point to the side, not rear of the unit) be ready and order the right abgle cable.

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