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On 10/17/17, Steve Edmonds <[email protected]> wrote: > There are so many opinions on this topic that a decision is not easy. > I have some Seagate ironwolfs in my NAS (DS216). It's internal OS is > linux and it talks nice to linux, mac and windows. For my desktop data > (/home) I got a WD Gold, and am stunned just how much faster than a red > or black it is. > I think the important factor is being able to allow at least 1 drive > failure without data loss. > steve > > On 17/10/17 13:19, Tim-L wrote: >> >> If you cannot find a good article that you can trust, then you must >> take opinions of others. >> >> So, this is my opinion about best drives to buy. >> >> Even 1 month old Military specs 2-TB USB Drive can go bad. Mine did. >> At least most of it was backed up on a different drive/system. It >> only cost me $100 plus shipping for the original drive - from Walmart >> of all places. >> >> I always buy the best extended warranty I can get, for all my >> electronics. At least this replaces the device that died. >> >> First, I personally would not go larger than 2-TB for a drive as your >> MOST needed data, unless you have drives that are designed for NAS or >> file server equipment. That is my opinion for the drives I can afford >> to buy, for the money I had when I need them. I use a desktop, and its >> drives as the backup for my laptop data. It will end up as a file >> server - one day. I believe in a many device backup system - as follows; >> >> I backup the laptop[s] data to my "Silicon Power 2TB Rugged Armor >> A30 Shockproof Standard 2.5" USB 3.0 Military-Grade Portable >> External Hard Drive". Then take that drive and copy the files to my >> file "server" desktop's 3 different 2-TB internal drives. The are WD >> brand. Then I use a syncing backup script to the 3 external drives >> - again WD drives - 6-TB internal and 6-TB external. So, I have at >> least 2 different drives hold the "backups" of the data, if the >> laptop drive goes bad. It could be easier if I had more money. >> >> I looked at a few places and the "best" drive type I found so far may >> be the WD Red Pro drives for NAS storage. They cost more than the WS >> "Black" type, or other brands of drives. They are designed for long >> life in demanding needs. I have seen the "red" drives as large as >> 8-TB for $400 USD. The 4-TB run about $150. If I have the money, I >> would replace my current drives with these drives. >> >> I currently do not have a NAS storage device - due to the fact I could >> not figure out how to get my Linux systems to work with the current >> router/NAS device I have, or any NAS storage outside of a desktop >> setup. That is why I hope to get one of my desktops to be a true >> Ubuntu file server. >> >> >> >> On 10/16/2017 06:04 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: >>> Hi Charles. >>> I have just had a new WD Black (supposed to be high(er) reliability) >>> die within a few weeks. Replaced under warranty. >>> The probability of that is low, but it does happen. If the backup is >>> only a copy of what is on your PC/laptop then you are not needing >>> such high reliability as you always have at least one copy on a failure. >>> >>> I archive (backup and delete original from PC) so use a little DS216 >>> NAS storage unit with 2 drives configured raid. Less frequently I >>> backup that to a single 4TB HD for off site safety (house burns down). >>> >>> I also bought a drive on Amazon recently and noticed that there was >>> an option for $10 extra to cover data recovery in a failure. >>> >>> I think your best solution will depend upon how much data you need to >>> back up and how often, an on-line solution may even work for you. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> On 17/10/17 07:53, charles meyer wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I have a SONY external hard drive that just died one day within it's >>>> warranty period. >>>> >>>> SONY won't recover my drive contents so the next time I've got an extra >>>> $500 I'll have to find a data recovery firm. >>>> >>>> I need to back up my contents - music, videos, data but I can't seem to >>>> find an objective, independent evaluation of which external hard >>>> drives are >>>> most reliable. >>>> >>>> Have you found any such article? >>>> >>>> Or have you found through experience certain brands more reliable than >>>> others? >>>> >>>> Thanks so much! >>>> >>>> Charles. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- we have not sent you but as a mercy to the entire creation. holy quran, chapter 21, verse 107. in the very authentic narration from prophet Mohammad is: indeed, imam husayn is the beacon of guidance and the ark of salvation. best website for studying islamic book in different languages www.al-islam.org -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
