I don't know what the current crop of WD Desktop drives is like but when I was evaluating them for inclusion in a product about 4 yrs ago they didn't make the cut.
In addition to mediocre xfer speeds their design seemed to indicate unfamiliarity with (or disregard for) basic concerns like physical stability. Their stylish pedestal package had blinkenlights and a dramatic sci-fi appearance, but the center of gravity was so high and the pedestal's footprint so small that they tipped over given the slightest nudge. Also, they offered no (or too little) control over the permanently enabled power-saving "feature", the device taking long enough to spin back up and become available that it was sometimes abandoned by the kernel as faulty. I suspect the single design criterion was the usual does-it-work-with-Windows. If they've addressed such concerns in the meantime then they may deserve consideration, otherwise... _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/