Seagate buys Maxtor for about $1.9 billion

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Directive · #1 Post by **Directive** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:14 am

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10558135/

This is a good thing. Maxtor was crap anyway.

I7Iz490N · #2 Post by **I7Iz490N** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:48 am

#3 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 10:30 am

is it just me, or was maxtor really cheap XD

this is stupid, maxtor will kill seagate's reputation :[

2005 · #4 Post by **2005** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:35 pm

They bought maxtor to discontinue the line, or so it would make sense. Less competetion = more control

Directive · #5 Post by **Directive** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:40 pm

I agree. I think Seagate will eliminate the name, but I think they could better it also.

#6 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:48 pm

eh and like 4 years ago maxtor bought out quantum XD which my mom used to work for.

i should go check on that building again, itll by like... Quantum ==> Maxtor ==> Seagate

jeez... monopoly is upon us.

I7Iz490N · #7 Post by **I7Iz490N** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 6:55 pm

2005 · #8 Post by **2005** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:24 pm

Nah, you still have a Hitachi, Fujitsu, Samsung, and Western Digital. Even though I dispize WD because their power connectors are positioned slightly different from all other HDD's. The only reason I care is because I wanted to use this hard drive my friend gave me in my PS2. You know copy the disk into the HDD and the games loading times are reduced by like 4/5ths. It turns out the only HDD not compatablie with the PS2 Network adapater is fucken WD.. which is exactly what brand my friend gave me.

#9 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 8:59 pm

haha yeah i wondered why it was different from my seagate in my system ^^

what about.. getting extension IDE and molex cables and going through that?

2005 · #10 Post by **2005** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 9:45 pm

I just removed the torec screws from the PS2 NA adapter and moved the connectors accordingly.

#11 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:38 pm

'NA adapter'? what does NA stand for again?

I7Iz490N · #12 Post by **I7Iz490N** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:50 pm

#13 Post by **palmboy5** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:57 pm

if this is a WoW reference, this is my 374th threat to kill you.

I7Iz490N · #14 Post by **I7Iz490N** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:01 am

#15 Post by **palmboy5** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:16 am

LOL harry potter...

mmm this is my summary of the latest book:
Harry: "ZOMG... im doing horribly in school! lets hope i can pass this Potions class to even QUALIFY to become an Auror!"
Dumblebutt: "oh Harry, would you like to come with me to destroy parts of Voldemort's soul?"
Harry: "COOL! id wuv to!"
Dumblebutt: "careful Harry, ive already had to save your ass seven times now!"
Harry: "GOSH this is so HARD.."
Dumblebutt: "AHHHHGHGHDHD *DIES*"
Harry: "NOO!"
(LATER)
Harry: "Ginny, im going to dump you before i even banged you, too bad. as a mediocre school drop-out, im going to go single-handedly complete the task that provided great difficulty to the second best wizard in the world."