I have not. I have 6 of the F1s currently in my HTPC RAID. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Greg Sevart <[email protected]> wrote: > I've got 4 of the 1TB F1 models. I like the drives, but have you researched > the RMA process? It looks like a complete afterthought--enough that I > probably won't buy another Samsung drive until it's addressed. WD, in > contrast, has such a smooth return process that they'll continue to get the > bulk of my business. I've got somewhere around 60 drives running at home, > most of them WD. > > I expect drives to fail. They all will eventually, and it doesn't matter > what brand or model. The way in which the return is handled has become one > of the most valuable brand attributes for me. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Gmail > > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 11:56 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [H] 1.5 TB & 2.0 TB hard drives > > > > I've had good success with the 1TB SpinPoint F1 drives. Now the F3 > > model is out and it's been getting rave reviews for speed and > > performance. > > > > ----------- > > Brian > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On 2009-10-13, at 1:50 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have a seagate 1. 5 as well as a WD 2 tb and both are running > > great. > > > > > > The seagate got a bad rap due to initial shoddy firmware. But all is > > > well > > > now. > > > > > > On Oct 13, 2009 5:54 AM, "James Maki" <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > I am looking to add some storage space and am wondering if I need to > > > worry > > > about compatibility with the new larger hard drives. I haven't had > > any > > > problems with 1 TB drives (Western Digital and Samsung). Any > > > warnings or > > > caveats? Any favorites in the 1.5 and 2.0 TB manufacturers? Any > > > warnings? > > > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > > > Jim Maki > > > [email protected] > > >
