On 14-06-02 10:14 PM, Baldassare Guzzo wrote: > Seems like all you can really do is make good backup's and even > replace your backup drives every so often. This reminds me of a post I made in a Linux forum a few years back. I asked why Ubuntu continue to release newer version of their linux, when in release, after release, after release SAMBA remains unsolved. I pointed out that each release will produce a version of SAMBA that is far from intuitive and that sharing is now an essential, just like a web browser, on any computer today. The mods simply deleted the post. It was too true to reckon with.
What does that have to do with reliable HDs? Essentially the same: the size keeps growing, the speed the same, and the cost, depending whom you're speaking with, dropping. But here we see that as those progress continue, the drives are becoming less reliable. And to make matters worse, the manufacturers, knowing the load of crap they're selling nowadays, have reduced, as Peter pointed out, systematically, the number of years they will stand behind their own load of crap. But who would want to stand behind a box load of crap for longer than they legally should? So, why can't the manufacturers, as I urged the folks at ubuntu to do; stop, fix basic fundamental problems and then ask for the money they belief that has cost them? I predict, pretty soon, we will see an increase, as was the case way back when, the growth of the niche industry with guys in white coats standing in prestine environments, they call labs, asking you to send your HDs in, and for a cool $2,000, will try and recover your details...but no real promises. And I know some may say the process will fix itself...that there will be a tonne of bad higher capacity HDs before we see more reliable drives. I won't hold my breadth. Much like sugar, see "Fed Up," our appetite for more HD size is insatiable and like the food industry, the manufacturers know this. I still remember when a 20GB will cost you a fortune. Now folks won't even take them for free. I giggled when my neighbour, a fan for chasing the highway of techonoly, complained bitterly about how he can't find an ATA drive for "resonable" price. I gave him a 60GB for free. Anyway, I'm not condemning your statement, just commenting on the very obvious. There has to be an alternative than the waste and distress we're telling ourselves is the solution to this racket. Why for example, do manufacturers still offer five years warranty on so-called enterprise HDs, and a year or two for "prosumers" as Peter tells us? Yes, I'm upset...there you have it! -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
