Maxtor 5000DV External 7200 RPM 160 GB Hard Drive

Rating:
Summary: Failed under a month
Review: Within a month of buying this drive, before I had to get it even half full, it spontaneously failed. It is no longer recognized as formatted and I have tried unsuccessfully to get my data back. It wasn't overworked either, as I hadn't even written any sector more than 3 times. Windows XP may have had something to do with it, but given what others have stated about failing, I believe this (and counterparts of other sizes) are junk. This line of products is crap. This review is for the 80 GB version.