Well through the years I�ve owned 13 mac computers and have a small collection of hard drives. And the HD�s run all day long 5 days a week, I�ve yet to have one die. Lucky Hu?
I�ve got at least 10 Maxtor drives running right now and have never had a problem. I like the 8 MB cache buffer ones best. They say, �paranoia will destroy you.� I run raids (1) in all our machines. I highly recommend raids to anyone who worries about data loss. With HD�s being so cheap there really isn�t any reason not to. I also use ChronoSync, works much better than the apple version. Geno > From: "Eric J, Leopold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:40:27 -0800 (GMT-08:00) > To: G-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hard Drives > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Katzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Feb 1, 2005 4:27 AM > To: G-List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hard Drives > > Over the past 10 years and 7 macs I've had 3 HD meltdowns. > > A 20 Gig IBM DeskStar lasted only 3 years, but the 20 Meg no-name in my > SE (which is prob over 15 years old) is still going. > > As they say, YMMV > > HDs are mechanical devices -- they *will* fail at some point... Usualy > when you're on a deadline and havn't backed up in a while ;-) > > Katzy > > On Feb 1, 2005, at 1:52 PM, Tim Collier wrote: > >> I've been seeing all of these postings regarding various hard drive >> failures >> and I just wanted to check.... I've been using computers since 1984 >> and >> have never had a hard drive fail on me....of course I rarely keep a >> computer >> for more than 2-3 years. >> I just checked in ASP on my iMac G5 (purchased in November 2004) and >> it's a >> Seagate 160 gig 7200 rpm and my iBook (purchased in December 2004) has >> a >> Toshiba 30 gig 4200 rpm hard drive. Should I be worried about failure >> on >> either of these in the near future? My guess is 'no'. Please >> reassure me. >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> Exterminate all rational thought. > > Both of my IBM 40 GB DeskStar drives have had to be reformatted since being > installed in my B&W G3 rev. 1. They were > cheap at the time. Now Circuit City has 120 GB western Digital for $ 50. > Eric > > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
