ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoNot Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Yearswww.anandtech.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down16cross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1212arrow-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-26 months agomessage-square35fedilinkcross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlhardware@lemmy.ml
minus-squareKaRunChiy@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 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-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 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-up2·6 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-up2·6 months agoBingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
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
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.
Bingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.