Re: [PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

Seagate is evil. I had a drive that I kept all of my video on, one day I went to watch a movie, fired it up and heard the dreaded "click of death" I tried all of the usual tricks but no avail. I have had many others fail the same way. I generally use WD drives, never lost one of those. SEAGATE

Re: [PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

On Wed, 31 Jan 2018, John Jason Jordan wrote: I started my shopping on Newegg and haven't gotten much further. But I note that none of the drives are 3.5" form factor. I can get a ~1TB SSD in 2.5", mSATA, M2, or PCIe. I assume there exist hardware adapters to mount one of these in a 3.5" bay,

Re: [PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:30:36 -0800 wes dijo: >> I'm tired of drives with moving parts. Does anyone have any faves in >> the SSD world? >Kingston! I started my shopping on Newegg and haven't gotten much further. But I note that none of the drives are 3.5" form factor. I can

Re: [PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 11:23 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:30:36 -0800 > wes dijo: > > >> I'm tired of drives with moving parts. Does anyone have any faves in > >> the SSD world? > > >Kingston! > > I started my shopping on Newegg and

[PLUG] TOMORROW PLUG Meeting: Municipal Broadband in Portland

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Re: [PLUG] Another Seagate drive died

All of the SSD's that I have purchased came with the hardware for the 3.5" bays Since SSD's are small they just make a single size you can use in either lap- tops or larger hardware. Add the rails and you are 3.5". On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 1:58 PM, Rich Shepard wrote:

Re: [PLUG] SSD drives (Was: Re: Another Seagate drive died)

I may have shared this link the past regarding SSD failure rates. It is a couple years old now, any comments? http://www.zdnet.com/article/ssd-reliability-in-the-real-world-googles-experience/ Wayne On 01/31/2018 12:03 PM, John Bartley K7AAY j...@503bartley.com wrote: Kingston SSDs did not

Re: [PLUG] SSD drives

John - thank you for the Jones Farm experience point. This should be a sig line: There are 2.5" to 3.5" adapter sleds available at Fry's, but velcro is also a proven mounting method which does not require a trip to Wilsonville. On 2018-01-31 12:03, John Bartley K7AAY

Re: [PLUG] SSD drives (Was: Re: Another Seagate drive died)

On 1/31/18 12:03 PM, John Bartley K7AAY j...@503bartley.com wrote: Kingston SSDs did not last as long as the Samsung Pro (Pro, not Evo) series SSDs in my sojurn at the Jones Farm SSD testing lab. I therefore prefer the Samsung Pro SSDs. Random info: I have heard that the Samsung Evo drives are

Re: [PLUG] SSD drives (Was: Re: Another Seagate drive died)

On Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:03:32 -0800 "John Bartley K7AAY j...@503bartley.com" dijo: >Kingston SSDs did not last as long as the Samsung Pro (Pro, not Evo) >series SSDs in my sojurn at the Jones Farm SSD testing lab. I >therefore prefer the Samsung Pro SSDs. Before reading

[PLUG-ANNOUNCE] TOMORROW PLUG Meeting: Municipal Broadband in Portland

Portland Linux/Unix Group General Meeting Announcement Who: Russell Senior What: How to get a Municipal Broadband network in the City of Portland Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Lower Level) When: Thursday, February 1st, 2018 at 7pm Why: The pursuit of technology freedom Stream: