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    Excelstor hard drives?

    just wondering what you guys think of these ? i see ebuyer push them quite a bit and they are well cheap, and there offer a 3 year warranty?

    i brought one for a school pc, and it seems ok, duno if i would use one myself, but maybe

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    how slow do you rate it mate? is it much off say a maxtor?

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    I bought one for my sisters pc and it seems alright. You have to remember that they are rebadged and refurbished drives from other makes. Fijitsu and ibm iirc.

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    noooo! don't compromise on something that's holding important files and data!
    get a samsung (3yr warranty) or something else with a 3yr warranty instead. I emailed excelstor about 6months ago - never got a reply...

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    Bobby, I asked the same question not that long ago m8 Have a look at this thread, you will prolly find what you are wanting to know in there.

    http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.p...ight=Excelstor

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    thanks guys... saying that with the current drop in ide hard drive prices there is really no need to buy one, as you can get a seagate or WD for a few quid more.

    So samsung offer the three years? i will check them out..

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