And perfect timing. If you don't like WD, heres another option on sale. Seagate drive. Have 0 experience with these, just saw them on sale.
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-External-Desktop-Storage-Photography/dp/B01HD6ZLQ6 -- -Kevin "You can't turn a pig into a thoroughbred, but if you spend enough time and money, you sure can make a mighty fast pig" On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 9:13 PM Allen Minix <rmin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Three reasons I'll never go with WD: > > 1. Of all the years I've dealt with enterprise class gear, whether > server, NAS or SAN, I've seen everything from Hitachis to Seagate and even > a few rot gut IBM DeskStar's. Never have I seen WD drives in use. > > 2. When destroying old drives, most any other brand required either a BFH > or a drill press to properly destroy the drive. WD took a light drop from > about three feet to get that lovely broken glass sound from the innards. > > 3. Every WD drive I've ever owned has failed within a 1 to 2 year > period. YMMV. > > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) < > shadowhun...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've had really bad luck with Western Digital, to the point where I will >> not willingly buy one of their drives again. >> >> I have had drives fail literally a few weeks after the warranty expired, >> and there was no way to recover anything. >> >> Steer clear of them if at all possible. >> >> -Alex Smith, Server+, Network+, MCP, MTA >> >> " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, >> the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all >> irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and >> warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all >> damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG >> episode "The Drumhead" >> - Alex Smith >> - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) >> >> On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 1:56 PM, Mark J. Bailey <m...@jobsoft.com> wrote: >> >>> More times than not, a failed external drive has failed because of USB >>> piece and not the drive itself. I’ve busted many a “failed” USB drive out >>> of its external USB chassis and it would work fine directly connected with >>> SATA. >>> >>> >>> >>> But more to your point, I’ve had decent luck with the more recent >>> Seagate Backup+ Desk units (black chassis with a blue “bottom” side). >>> I’ve got several that I’ve had in use for at least a couple of years, and, >>> knock on wood, they’re still kicking. BYMMV >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* nlug-talk@googlegroups.com <nlug-talk@googlegroups.com> *On >>> Behalf Of *Paul Boniol >>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2018 3:12 PM >>> *To:* NLUG <nlug-talk@googlegroups.com> >>> *Subject:* [nlug] Hard Drives >>> >>> >>> >>> Considering buying an external hard drive, primary use would be DVR >>> (from Mythbuntu). Any preferences between Western Digital and Segate? >>> I've seen about as many reviews saying "this drive failed after x months, >>> lost my data, had to spend hours on the phone, and I had to pay shipping to >>> get it replaced under warranty" on both. >>> >>> >>> >>> I've been considering a new computer as the existing is many years old >>> now, and had some issues turning it on occasionally when it gets turned >>> off. 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