Yea, heat is the killer. I use a 10" desk fan to keep a constant flow of air accross them.
Rick Q [email protected] On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Veech <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks like heat is a big factor in failure for these external drives. The > 3T WDs are not very well reviewed on newEgg and Amazon. hmmm... maybe a 2T > drive would be more reliable? > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Quilhot" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected].**com <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 13:57 > Subject: Re: [H] Recs on External Hard Drives 3T USB 2.0/3.0? > > > I have a pair of seagate 1.5 tb usb drives, I've been using for the past >> year. >> Other than they need a lot of ventalation, they've been flawless. >> >> Rick Q >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Veech <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a WD 500G external HD and am quickly filling it up with files. I'm >>> looking at expanding into 2T or even 3T range for an external drive. I'm >>> also considering one with USB 2.0/3.0 capability for when I eventually do >>> the next PC upgrade. I like WD drives but thought I would check in with >>> you >>> guys to see if you have any feedback or recs, or links to review pages, >>> for >>> these things. >>> >>> thanks! >>> >>> >
