On 04/23/2011 05:08 PM, Camaleón wrote:
>> I've tried two different Western Digital disks. I've had a lot of
>> problems with WD disks, so it could be the hdds' problem.
>
> Yep, I've also heard about that but have not experienced by myself,
> mostly because I tend to buy Seagate hdds.
Good for you! I must say I am very dissatisfied with Western Digital
drives, but, for some reason, I keep buying them! :-D
> And with the two recent acquisitions by Seagate (which bought Samsung's
> hdd market) and Western Digital (bought Hitachi storage division) now we
> (users) have less options than ever when it comes to hard disk choices ;-(
Just my luck! My new computer has two Hitachi drives, am I to expect the
same unreliability as with WD? :-P
Anyway I (almost) haven't lost any data since setting up a software RAID
(md) array. Well I have, but it was my fault for messing up with the
partition tables. RAID is a must-do for anyone who values their data.
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Regards
Panayiotis Karabassis
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