On Fri, 25 Jan 2019 15:33:33 -0600 David Wright <deb...@lionunicorn.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri 25 Jan 2019 at 15:06:25 (-0500), Celejar wrote: > > > One major annoyance (and I don't know if this is a problem affecting > > all USB external drives, or is related to my cables, USB ports, drives, > > or something else) is that the connections are terribly fragile: moving > > the drive, or even just jostling it, will usually result in the > > connection failing, and require replugging the cable and remounting > > (followed by an fsck) to continue. [FWIW, these are 2.5 inch drives - > > 3.5 may be sturdier, but I don't really know.] > > In this respect, I find (with Seagate 3½ drives) that the USB3 cables > are far worse than USB2. For their lateral size, the USB3 plug's > insertion depth is so shallow that there's little grip, and the cables > (which probably contain more conductors) are stiffer, so any movement > sideways and they can fall out. The cables are shorter too; one metre > as opposed to two. I only use USB3 drives with a laptop when it's on > the table. For professional installations, I can't see any cure > because vibration is going loosen them even if everything is tied down. I hear you. I generally use my USB3 2.5 inch WD drives on a table with my laptop, but still find that the slightest jostle will kill the connection. Celejar
