OT Both my HDD's going bad at same time.

[Matthew Flaschen]

Steven Vollom wrote:

> If my HDD's are both going bad, I will have to spend much needed
money, because my
> computer is a high priority in my life.  Without it I would go nuts.
I know I am a big burden to you
> guys, but I just can't help it.  I would give anything to be less of a 
> problem.
> 
> I can not afford another Maxtor mistake.  What I purchase has to work.  Writing 
> off that big a loss at this time is unthinkable, nonetheless, I still need to 
> replace what I have.

In my opinion, your best bet is to get a drive that:

a. is cheap
b. is new
c. has a good warranty (valid for Linux filesystems)

This will require some shopping around, and possibly phone calls to sales.

Matt Flaschen