ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoAfter 7-Year Hiatus, Western Digital Unveils 6TB 2.5-Inch Hard Driveswww.extremetech.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarefatalError@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 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-up0·7 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.
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.