Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 80GB U133 Internal IDE Hard Drive

I have purchased and installed 2 WesternDigital and 3 Maxtor hard drives in the past 5 years. From my personal experience, both are good brand. The prices are very compatible for both drives and are all carried 3 years warranty. However I'd rather choose Maxtor in the future. The Maxtor drives have very good utility and are very user friendly, they are easy to install and come with software to help get them partitioned and formatted even you are a first time user. Ultra ATA/133 interface with 8MB Cache makes the drive 20% faster than the regular one (2MB Cache size). Have used Maxtor in many years and never had a failure. Great Drive!

The Maxtor L01P080 7200 RPM 80 GB Hard Drive does what it says it does. When you get the box and open it, there are clear instructions for whatever purpose you intend to use it as, i.e., primary or slave drive. It tells you all jumper settings and walks you through the installation. I use it as my primary drive, sending my Western Digital OEM to the slave position. A lot of people have a problem with the unit, whether this drive or any other, due to technical inexperience. However, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to install this since everything is mapped out for you. One thing, it helps to have your original PC manual handy for removing/replacing/adding a hard drive. But if not, you can always look up your machine on the Web or call your manufacturer. Maxtor has live tech support to answer your questions if you have any regarding its products and they will walk you through the entire process if necessary. Of course, they won't take responsibility for you voiding your warrenty...Read more

The item description for this drive should read :
- 80 GB Capacity
- 8 MB Buffer