[Gllug] recommendation for external hard drive

[general_email at technicalbloke.com]

Hari Sekhon wrote:
> general_email at technicalbloke.com wrote:
>   
>> Build one yourself if you care about what's in it, it may cost a little
>> more but...
>>   
>>     
> lol.
>   
>> In addition to Maxtor I'd give a wide berth
>> to Deskstars too - they're not known as 'Deathstars' for nothing!
>>   
>>     
> Didn't they fix the reliability of those in the newer drives? I thought 
> I read that somewhere but I could be mistaken...
>
> -h
>
>   
Not as far as I can tell, had a fairly recent one in a few weeks ago,
user said it's never been outside her office or taken a knock and now
all it does is go CLANK, brrrrr, CLANK, brrrrr, CLANK... Have had
several failed/failing 2.5" ones come in this year. Admittedly this is
hardly proof, being cheap drives there are proportionally more of them
in circulation, but I see so many bad ones I find it hard to trust them.


Roger.


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