[ubuntu-uk] Problems with the latest Seagates?

[Mac]

You may have seen this report about problems with the latest Seagate USB 
drives with GNU/Linux:

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/06/seagate-snubs-linux

Does anyone know how accurate this is?  I've been thinking of getting a 
500Gb USB drive, and I've tended to use Seagates in the past.  I may 
need to think again.  What do you reckon?  How about Maxtor instead? 
(Yes, I know, Seagate owns them, too;  but I don't think the redesign 
has included Maxtors - yet???)

Mac