Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB UDMA/133 7200RPM 8MB

I guess you get what you pay for. It was advertised as ATA, no mention of SATA-only connection. I didn't mind buying a SATA adapter separately, I needed one anyway, but this new HD spun up for about a second, then completely died. Even though the price was good, it's not worth the shipping to send it back. If the company was legit, they would provide a replacement.

This product was not labeled correctly. It is labeled on amazon as an ATA hard drive but when I recieved the package I found out that this hard drive was not an ATA after all it was really a SATA. They have different types of connections and any smart business would have thought to double check that for quality assurance purposes before letting it be sold to the public. I am dissappointed in the lack of quality assurance on the part of the company Mt Sac Student Book Sales.

This might very well be a good hard drive but it was the wrong type. I ordered an ATA and not a SATA and to find out this fact only after I placed the order is BS.