On or about Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:30:04 -0500 did "Tony"
dribble thusly:

>
>"Arno Wagner" wrote in message
>news:6die54F2k767U2@mid.individual.net...
>> Previously Tony wrote:
>>> I have gotten 5 drives and 4 of them failed within an hour. Yes, the
>>> warranty replacements gotten directly from Seagate failed just like the
>>> orginal 2 new ones purchased from an online retailer. One of the original
>>> warranty replacements is still working, though I'm not really using it
>>> yet
>>> other than loading Windows and testing configs. The model is ST3320613AS.
>>> Has anyone the inside scoop on what the problem with these drives is/are
>>> and
>>> whether or not it affects all 7200.11 drives or just the 320 GB model?
>>
>>> (Aside: I bought the original 2 drives for a desktop RAID 0 setup but
>>> there's no way I'd use these drives in anything less than a RAID 1 setup
>>> now
>>> because of their proven unreliability).
>>
>>> Tony
>>
>> It seems that when Segate started manufacuring ih China, their
>> quality went to hell. Currently Seagate has a clear "stay away"
>> attached. It seems Samsung and Hitachi are currently the
>> way to go. That may aof course change at any time.
>
>The 250 GB 7200.10 drive is getting rave reviews. Has there been a
>manufacturing location change between the time of 7200.10 and 7200.11
>drives? If so, then you may be onto something.

I have two 250GB 7200.10 drives, two 750GB 7200.11 drives, and two 1TB Samsung
Spinpoint F1 drives. I have had no problems with any of them, but the
Samsung's are by far the fastest. The 7200.11's are actually disappointing
with regards to performance.