I've had two Maxtor HD's that have worked very good for years. I want to get a bigger one, about 250GB (ide). I looked at the reviews at newegg and found lots and lots of DOA's, failures on the Maxtor's.

People I talk to say Maxtor's are no good (I know they where bought out).

I was told to look at Western Digital. I wanted to buy one but looked at the reviews also. Lots of Failures. Loud clicking noises, drives running HOT, failures.

How am I supposed to choose a hard drive if so many DOA's and quick failures are taking place?

Isn't there a good hard drive company anymore?

Thank you for any input,
Chris.