From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 5 14:44:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8167106564A for ; Tue, 5 May 2009 14:44:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [83.235.67.30]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24D668FC16 for ; Tue, 5 May 2009 14:44:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-4471802.home.otenet.gr [94.71.123.234]) by aiolos.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n45Ei6Ue009512; Tue, 5 May 2009 17:44:06 +0300 Message-ID: <4A0050B6.8000400@otenet.gr> Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 17:44:06 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090414) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Daniel Underwood References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Shopping for external harddrive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 14:44:09 -0000 Daniel Underwood wrote: > I'm looking to purchase a >= 1TB external harddrive, because I'm > running out of room on my 300GB external. Anyone have good experience > with any particular brands? I really don't know how different brands > compare in reliability to one another. Of course I plan to check CNet > and other online reviews. But I also wanted to see if any of you folks > have personal recommendations. > > Thanks, > Daniel > > I recently replaced my Lacie external hardrive (used for backup) with a WD MyBook. The Lacie was about two years old and the USB interface failed. The disk is still ok. I believe this came along as a result of faulty design decisions: - The disk was on and spinning all the time, no matter if accessed or not (it was only getting mounted for an hour or two a day) - There was not enough space in the box and around the disk, very bad cooling. The MyBook quickly spins down when not in use and runs very cool due to the case design. I expect it to last a lot longer. I believe these come in 1Tb models as well.