Hard drive life expectancy poll
A comprehensive poll to provide as accurate as possible information on a brand's hard drive reliability.
Your experience with Seagate hard drives
| 35% (11) | I have had a Seagate for less than 1 year and it's still working. | |
|---|---|---|
| 25% (8) | I have had a Seagate for less than 1 year until it failed. | |
| 22% (7) | I have had a Seagate for 1-2 years and it's still working. | |
| 19% (6) | I have had a Seagate for 1-2 years until it failed. | |
| 22% (7) | I have had a Seagate for 2-3 years and it's still working. | |
| 12% (4) | I have had a Seagate for 2-3 years until it failed. | |
| 25% (8) | I have had a Seagate for 3-4 years and it's still working. | |
| 3% (1) | I have had a Seagate for 3-4 years until it failed. | |
| 22% (7) | I have had a Seagate for 4-5 years and it's still working. | |
| 6% (2) | I have had a Seagate for 4-5 years until it failed. | |
| 9% (3) | I have had a Seagate for 5-6 years and it's still working. | |
| 6% (2) | I have had a Seagate for 5-6 years until it failed. | |
| 3% (1) | I have had a Seagate for 6-7 years and it's still working. | |
| 3% (1) | I have had a Seagate for 6-7 years until it failed. | |
| 6% (2) | I have had a Seagate for 7-8 years and it's still working. | |
| 3% (1) | I have had a Seagate for 7-8 years until it failed. | |
| 6% (2) | I have had a Seagate for over 8 years and it's still working. | |
| 3% (1) | I have had a Seagate for over 8 years until it failed. |
31 voters have answered this question.
Your experience with Western Digital hard drives
| 24% (9) | I have had a WD for less than 1 year and it's still working. | |
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| 16% (6) | I have had a WD for less than 1 year until it failed. | |
| 18% (7) | I have had a WD for 1-2 years and it's still working. | |
| 5% (2) | I have had a WD for 1-2 years until it failed. | |
| 29% (11) | I have had a WD for 2-3 years and it's still working. | |
| 10% (4) | I have had a WD for 2-3 years until it failed. | |
| 27% (10) | I have had a WD for 3-4 years and it's still working. | |
| 10% (4) | I have had a WD for 3-4 years until it failed. | |
| 24% (9) | I have had a WD for 4-5 years and it's still working. | |
| 2% (1) | I have had a WD for 4-5 years until it failed. | |
| 29% (11) | I have had a WD for 5-6 years and it's still working. | |
| 2% (1) | I have had a WD for 5-6 years until it failed. | |
| 10% (4) | I have had a WD for 6-7 years and it's still working. | |
| 2% (1) | I have had a WD for 6-7 years until it failed. | |
| 10% (4) | I have had a WD for 7-8 years and it's still working. | |
| 2% (1) | I have had a WD for 7-8 years until it failed. | |
| 18% (7) | I have had a WD for over 8 years and it's still working. | |
| 2% (1) | I have had a WD for over 8 years until it failed. |
37 voters have answered this question.
Your experience with Samsung hard drives
| 30% (7) | I have had a Samsung for less than 1 year and it's still working. | |
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| 17% (4) | I have had a Samsung for less than 1 year until it failed. | |
| 30% (7) | I have had a Samsung for 1-2 years and it's still working. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Samsung for 1-2 years until it failed. | |
| 26% (6) | I have had a Samsung for 2-3 years and it's still working. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Samsung for 2-3 years until it failed. | |
| 26% (6) | I have had a Samsung for 3-4 years and it's still working. | |
| 13% (3) | I have had a Samsung for 3-4 years until it failed. | |
| 21% (5) | I have had a Samsung for 4-5 years and it's still working. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Samsung for 4-5 years until it failed. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Samsung for 5-6 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for 5-6 years until it failed. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for 6-7 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for 6-7 years until it failed. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for 7-8 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for 7-8 years until it failed. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Samsung for over 8 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Samsung for over 8 years until it failed. |
23 voters have answered this question.
Your experience with Hitachi hard drives
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for less than 1 year and it's still working. | |
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| 30% (7) | I have had a Hitachi for less than 1 year until it failed. | |
| 13% (3) | I have had a Hitachi for 1-2 years and it's still working. | |
| 21% (5) | I have had a Hitachi for 1-2 years until it failed. | |
| 21% (5) | I have had a Hitachi for 2-3 years and it's still working. | |
| 13% (3) | I have had a Hitachi for 2-3 years until it failed. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Hitachi for 3-4 years and it's still working. | |
| 21% (5) | I have had a Hitachi for 3-4 years until it failed. | |
| 21% (5) | I have had a Hitachi for 4-5 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 4-5 years until it failed. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 5-6 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 5-6 years until it failed. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Hitachi for 6-7 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 6-7 years until it failed. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 7-8 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for 7-8 years until it failed. | |
| 8% (2) | I have had a Hitachi for over 8 years and it's still working. | |
| 4% (1) | I have had a Hitachi for over 8 years until it failed. |
23 voters have answered this question.
Your experience with Maxtor / Seagate-Maxtor hard drives
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for less than 1 year and it's still working. | |
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| 31% (6) | I have had a Maxtor for less than 1 year until it failed. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 1-2 years and it's still working. | |
| 26% (5) | I have had a Maxtor for 1-2 years until it failed. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 2-3 years and it's still working. | |
| 21% (4) | I have had a Maxtor for 2-3 years until it failed. | |
| 21% (4) | I have had a Maxtor for 3-4 years and it's still working. | |
| 15% (3) | I have had a Maxtor for 3-4 years until it failed. | |
| 26% (5) | I have had a Maxtor for 4-5 years and it's still working. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 4-5 years until it failed. | |
| 15% (3) | I have had a Maxtor for 5-6 years and it's still working. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 5-6 years until it failed. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 6-7 years and it's still working. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 6-7 years until it failed. | |
| 10% (2) | I have had a Maxtor for 7-8 years and it's still working. | |
| 5% (1) | I have had a Maxtor for 7-8 years until it failed. | |
| 5% (1) | I have had a Maxtor for over 8 years and it's still working. | |
| 5% (1) | I have had a Maxtor for over 8 years until it failed. |
19 voters have answered this question.
...and Excelstor
| 82% (23) | what's Excelstor? | |
|---|---|---|
| 17% (5) | ...it failed (serves you right) |
28 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2010-04-30 16:32:47
by odanez
