On Mar 15, 2013 12:10 PM, "Ralf Mardorf" <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, 2013-03-15 at 11:52 -0400, Mike Holstein wrote: > > All drives fail. I have actually had the best luck with wd brand.. > > though I'm sure chance could be just as much a factor as anything > > else. > > :) > > I searched online and WD seems to be a good solution, but I missed a lot > of information, after I got the drive, I found a lot of contrary claims. > > As I already mentioned before. What was valid for model A revison B with > good or bad luck seldom is valid for a general claim about products from > a vendor. Just a few vendors are known to be less good than other > vendors, but I can't say what vendors that are regarding to HDDs. > > I even don't have a valid statistic for my personal experiences. > > One year I'm jobless or working at home, a girlfriend visiting me often > so the drives are on 24/7, the other year I've got a job outside, I more > often visit a girlfriend, so I turn the computer more often on and off. > Drives most of the times die regarding to the count of spinning up and > down. > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users
I would'nt worry about the brand much. They all fail. I would try and buy "good value" drives and plan for failure, since they all will fail.
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