I had no idea these are notoriously bad?

Ezzy-525 ( @Ezzy-525@alien.top ) B Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish • 11 months ago

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I had no idea these are notoriously bad?

Ezzy-525 ( @Ezzy-525@alien.top ) B Data Hoarder@selfhosted.forumEnglish • 11 months ago

So how many more stories of these drives being absolute garbage do we all have?

Of all the drives I’ve ever owned. From Hitachi, Maxxtor, Seagate, Western Digital and others…this is the only one I’ve had that died. Apparently this is a trend with these particular drives?

This one is currently a paperweight

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Seems to me that must have been a great drive. Lasted 10 years, despite the warranty being only three years. I would be happy if all my drives lasted that long.

Thanks for letting us know about your great experience with this drive.

10 years! Amazing!

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