Re: How do you add another hard drive?
- From: Yugo <yugo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 14:08:25 -0400
Anton Ertl wrote:
Yugo <yugo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Chances are the one you buy today will be gone in 3 years from now.
Why do you think so?
It's hard to believe how cheap hard drives are nowadays, but my
experience is that they are about as reliable as the older ones; e.g.,
I bought two very cheap (EUR 55) 40GB drives 3.5 years ago, and both
of them are still ok.
If a disk lasts for 6 months, in a personal computer use context, it will most likely last five years. It's when you get past 8 years that wear might set in and that you can tell which are the best products. Of course, people working in server environments can tell faster. But Quantum, in my opinion, qualified a very good HD company. To me, they set a standard of quality.
What will happen next is hard to tell. Maxtor bought Quantum and was never able to bring the quality of its products to the level of the company it had bought. Seagate has paid 1.9 G for Maxtor. Will the deal be worth it or will it bring pressure on quality to keep prices down? It remains to be seen. Not for Quantum.
Concerning the bad ones, we had some in the old days (Micropolis), and
some more recently (Maxtor).
And, in between, in the 200 - 700 MB era, WD had problems. I've seen a few out of not too many fail, but they must have overcome their problems since they're stil in business. I can't tell nowbody I know now use WD disks.
But, the times they are a'changin'. Most probably, when I upgrade my OS, I'll switch to 8G + 4G Fireball combo. 12G, man, can you imagine? :) Solid disks, those Fireball!
I had a Fireball CR 8.4A (8GB), from 1999 or earlier. After replacing
it with a bigger disk, I gave it to a friend. Recently it went bad.
You should have left a note saying that formatting disks with a hammer is not advised :)
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