Reviews for Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackIDE Ultra ATA/133 ATA-7 - 7200 rpm - 8 MB Buffer - 3.5" - MPN: 6Y120P0
$40.00 - $55.00
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Vollov
- Jun 7, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Fast access times; excellent storage space Weakness: None that I've found so far. So far this has been a wonderful hard drive. I have plenty of memory space for all of my applications and I've had no hang ups or bogging down of the drive when using several applications at once. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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gameplayer745
- Feb 13, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: 8MB Cache, large capacity Weakness: None I used to use Windows 98SE, on a 16GB hard drive. When I upgraded to this 120GB hard drive, and 8MB of cache, i noticed that my system booted up about 3 times as fast. This drive also is very fast because of the 8MB cache, and 120GB is more than enough to hold your data. I strongly recommend this product from Maxtor. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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kishphish
- Feb 9, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Great access time espec. for large audio and video files. Weakness: A little noisy I use this drive to store multi-media files so fast access times was critical and so far I must say I have not been disappointed. Compared to my older Maxtor drive this one is 'zippy'! 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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fdiddy
- Dec 29, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackWeakness: Lifespan While the drive worked, it performed just fine. But it did not last very long. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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hanibal
- Jan 25, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: It works ok, its pretty fast. Weakness: None that I can see at this time. This drive is good for the price, I don't have any problems with it at all. It is faster than most of the drive i have come across in the past. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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briancar
- Aug 17, 2003
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Great price. In the past my Maxtor drives have been great. Weakness: This one is toast. I've tried installing 3 different OSs and I keep getting bad blocks. Will have to return. I think that in general Maxtor makes good drives. My past experience with them would suggest that. And maybe this model is in general good too, but the one I got seems to be a dud. I'll have to return it, and hope the next one is better. (I will update this then.) The current prices put it at less than a dollar per GB, so that is very nice. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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mudfoot
- Dec 22, 2003
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Less expensive (with manufacture's rebate) than most others in the same class. Weakness: none, yet. Works well for my back -up machine. Cannot find anything wrong with it. Good deal. Good product. I would definitely buy again. Oh, and the manufacture's rebate came quickly with no hassles. 90% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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catech
- Jul 11, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: This hard drive is VERY QUIET compared to other 120 GB hard drives i have used. Very stable and reliable. Great price for so much space. The 8 mb cache gives it a great speed. Weakness: none so far... Its a very stable hard drive and is SOOOOOO quiet. Other hard drives i have had have been very noisy when they were accessed. The top quality in my mind would have to be how much bang you get for your buck. 88% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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dante32
- May 2, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: large capacity, fast transfer rate and amazingly quiet Weakness: none This drive is fast and amazingly silent, my 3rd Maxtor hard drive and they are all still working, Maxtor has not let me down yet. This is a great deal for the price. 83% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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synapticspunk
- Jun 17, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Quiet, durable, dependable, cheap... Weakness: Absolutely none This is my second Maxtor drive, had a 60 GB one for two years, still chuggin' along, I've already put 90 GB on this one, continuous access for nearly a week, no issues, low heat output, nice and quiet, and I can launch files faster off of this one, even though they're both UDMA133. Absolutely no complaints, got this via Zipzoomfly, got free 2nd day shipping, and it came right on time. Anyone that has problems with Maxtor drives must be doing something very wrong.... I'm definitely a loyal Maxtor user now - Best prices, very dependable product, will definitely purchase again when I run out of HD space...hehe.... 80% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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gator_33
- Jun 2, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: This drive is very fast and silent. Inexpensive. The SATA interface is a pleasure. Maxtor website has downloadable drivers, utilities and docs, which is nice if you buy OEM. Weakness: None. Best drive I've ever owned. Used this drive two months ago when building my new system based on an Intel P875PBZ motherboard and Pentium IV 3.E GHz Prescott chip. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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asifmo123
- Mar 7, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: large capcity space i bought this hard drive to use with a new p4 system that i built. I was amazed at the speed 8MG buffer wow great price, product from a great company Maxtor. Great oline 'Frequently asked question' section from maxtox's website. 75% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
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markweiss
- May 1, 2004
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 PackStrengths: Fast performance, cheap price Weakness: Utterly, totally unreliable. I purchased one 6Y120P0 drive last month and installed it. It was great for about a week, fastest drive I've ever benched. But after 168 hours, it just died. I had to switch back to the 20gb drive that I had been using for the last 3 years. I would probably not buy another Maxtor drive again after this experience. 56% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
pcreview.co.uk - Nov 30, -0001
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 IDE
Once again, Maxtor pushes the limits of hard drive technology with its new line-up of DiamondMax Plus 9 drives and in our tests, they definitely have a winner on their hands. Top
pcreview.co.uk - Nov 30, -0001
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 IDE
Once again, Maxtor pushes the limits of hard drive technology with its new line-up of DiamondMax Plus 9 drives and in our tests, they definitely have a winner on their hands. TopAdvertisement  
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Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 120 GB Hard Drive - 1 Pack
Strengths: Good transfer rate with 8MB cache.
Weakness: Installed MaxBlast from CD, but should have read the readme first for XP. Make the diskette and you'll be OK.
This is my third (still running) Maxtor drive. Much better than the other HD mfg I had. 20% increase in transfer rate (from 2MB to 8MB cache) helps with video aps.
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