we have a whole buncha labs with the ibm deskstars in the newer macs at work... they crap out ALL the time... they're actually pieces of crap, compared to all the labs we have with the old maxtors... i have 2 maxtor 30gbs in my tower, and they're runnin' great... ibms USED to make some quality drives, but not anymore, it seems... the seagates are amazing, though, but for price, maxtor is where it's at... western digital are nice, too, but i haven't had much experience w/ 'em...