ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agoNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1221arrow-down16cross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-28 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoBought some of the old versions for backup drives. That was a mistake.
minus-squareKaRunChiy@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoVery high failure rate. even sony 2.5’s have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoBingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoMy bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoAt the time it was fine. I had an array of 4tb drives that I was backing up with a series of 5gb drives. They were just so unreliable; all but one failed while the array they backed up is still spinning strong.
minus-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoNot exactly reliable and less than easy rma process. Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(
Bought some of the old versions for backup drives. That was a mistake.
why?
Very high failure rate. even sony 2.5’s have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
Bingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
My bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
At the time it was fine. I had an array of 4tb drives that I was backing up with a series of 5gb drives. They were just so unreliable; all but one failed while the array they backed up is still spinning strong.
Not exactly reliable and less than easy rma process.
Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(