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BigBoo23126yI use Western digital. But idk, failure rates usually come with extensive use and I hardly use my external drive. It's not like I'm going to spin up a server on it.
But yeah, I like WD. I don't know why anymore really. Used them for years. -
@BigBoo @sabbonaut
What both of you say made me step closer to Seagate.
I alsp think youre right about the "only if you spin up a server on it" part, Boo ;) -
BigBoo23126y@JiggleTits Yeah I feel like. You are probably not going to use it that much. Just go with whatever is cheaper. As long as it's new it should last for a while.
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I have been using a WD one for last 2 years. No problem so far. Haven't tried Seagate.
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I use one of my 2tb wd in my server with sync to external Nas with 2x 3tb wd red in raid 1 on 10gbit fiber between them.
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I use a Western Digital My Passport Air 1TB and have for the last 2/3 years. Works amazing at very reasonable speeds
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stop68046ylook out for an mean written data (or similar) before crash or per year(i dont remember it well)
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stop68046y@JiggleTits its an value that means that you can write thus amount of data per year or lifetime before it breaks.
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