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Western Digital or Seagate
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: sausuke on September 01, 2012, 09:30:40 AM ---I have a forum friend using WD WDC MyBook (Essentials) 3.5" USB3.0, 2TB.. it failed on him same with caviar blue on the same day here some screenshots: from 100% health to this
<<< those head parking sucks
he already sold that external and he said he never go back to WD because of that.. me also as an WD user I experience slowness in my caviar blue *already sold it*.. so for me avoid caviar blue and green *internal or external* they sucks head parking per 8 seconds that causes wear and tear
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That's good information. Now to see if WD Red has any issues. WD Black is good for everything else.
Dhruv:
Woah pretty bad review for the Caviar Green and Blue Drives. We have successfully converted this thread into Hard Drive discussion Thread. :D
A park per 8 seconds is too bad. The drive will surely die within the warranty period along with all your data.
I am considering Black in an External enclosure and i have USB 2.0 in my computer. So here are a few enclosures i managed to dig out.
http://www.frys.com/product/6523353#detailed
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817620036
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817404098
I wonder which one would be the best.
megido-rev.M:
You're still going at this I see.
Anyway, why are you considering a docking station, after that thread about them killing drives?
If you really need an enclosure search for something that is
- made of metal (e.g. aluminum)
- supports the drive's 6Gbps in its SATA interface
I still don't really recommend it myself though, as the USB 2.0 interface pretty much cuts the benefits of the Black anyway.
Dhruv:
^The first link in my previous post is an enclosure
1. Made from Aluminium
2. Has USB 3.0
USB 3.0 is useless for me but I do wonder if it has eSATA connection too. The description says nothing about it so maybe I should ask Sashamaru as he uses that enclosure and suggested me too for it.
As far as this thread goes it isn't gonna die soon as it has valuable information for anyone who wants to buy a new drive and others can also share their experiences with different drives they have tried using.
sausuke:
agreed.. I just happened to be here because of google and after reading some of those head parking.. I researched and then my forum friend experienced those.. so it will help some when choosing a hard drive brand...
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