Three reasons I'll never go with WD: 1. Of all the years I've dealt with enterprise class gear, whether server, NAS or SAN, I've seen everything from Hitachis to Seagate and even a few rot gut IBM DeskStar's. Never have I seen WD drives in use.
2. When destroying old drives, most any other brand required either a BFH or a drill press to properly destroy the drive. WD took a light drop from about three feet to get that lovely broken glass sound from the innards. 3. Every WD drive I've ever owned has failed within a 1 to 2 year period. YMMV. On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:54 PM, Alex Smith (K4RNT) <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had really bad luck with Western Digital, to the point where I will > not willingly buy one of their drives again. > > I have had drives fail literally a few weeks after the warranty expired, > and there was no way to recover anything. > > Steer clear of them if at all possible. > > -Alex Smith, Server+, Network+, MCP, MTA > > " 'With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, > the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all > irrevocably.' Those words were uttered by Judge Aaron Satie as wisdom and > warning... The first time any man's freedom is trodden on, we’re all > damaged." - Jean-Luc Picard, quoting Judge Aaron Satie, Star Trek: TNG > episode "The Drumhead" > - Alex Smith > - Kent, Washington (metropolitan Seattle area) > > On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 1:56 PM, Mark J. Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > >> More times than not, a failed external drive has failed because of USB >> piece and not the drive itself. I’ve busted many a “failed” USB drive out >> of its external USB chassis and it would work fine directly connected with >> SATA. >> >> >> >> But more to your point, I’ve had decent luck with the more recent >> Seagate Backup+ Desk units (black chassis with a blue “bottom” side). >> I’ve got several that I’ve had in use for at least a couple of years, and, >> knock on wood, they’re still kicking. BYMMV >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On >> Behalf Of *Paul Boniol >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2018 3:12 PM >> *To:* NLUG <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [nlug] Hard Drives >> >> >> >> Considering buying an external hard drive, primary use would be DVR (from >> Mythbuntu). Any preferences between Western Digital and Segate? I've seen >> about as many reviews saying "this drive failed after x months, lost my >> data, had to spend hours on the phone, and I had to pay shipping to get it >> replaced under warranty" on both. >> >> >> >> I've been considering a new computer as the existing is many years old >> now, and had some issues turning it on occasionally when it gets turned >> off. 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