ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoAfter 7-Year Hiatus, Western Digital Unveils 6TB 2.5-Inch Hard Driveswww.extremetech.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAfter 7-Year Hiatus, Western Digital Unveils 6TB 2.5-Inch Hard Driveswww.extremetech.comylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareKaRunChiy@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 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-up0·6 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-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 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-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoBingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
minus-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoNot exactly reliable and less than easy rma process. Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(
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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.
Not exactly reliable and less than easy rma process.
Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(