Here’s a review from the WebHostingTalk.com forums:

Hello,

I’m coming up on my 6th month anniversary with hostgator and wanted to share my experiences.

Some info about my site:

domain > nfodump.com
use > downloads of large (100mb+) dj mixes in mp3 format. there is also a small coppermine gallery with the ‘img’ (for posting to msg boards) plug-in. i use about 19gb of disk space and push around 100gb/mo of files.

Review:

uptime and speed > excellent. my uptime for the 6 month period is 99.96%. according to domaintools.com there are 700-some other domains (i realize this isn’t end-all be-all accurate) so either i’ve totally lucked out or the machine i am on runs very efficiently.

support > because this site is pretty basic, i have not had a need for hostgator’s support. i have been with them one other time in the past and at that time (approx 1 year ago), their ticket response time was approx. 30 minutes.

pricing > i pay 9.95/mo for 100gb of space and 1,000 gb of bandwidth. while i will never come even remotely close to reaching that, it’s nice to know that it is (hopefully) there.

overall > hostgator gets a 5 (out of 5) in my book. they have been good to me with the service they provide, have met my expectations and live up to what they offer on their site.