How well has the device been holding up?
1511563
I'm running two, and have been for over a year now. For bulk storage they do very well.
1511564
The device has been working very well for the engineer to which it was assigned. We had to do a firmware update on it, but nothing else.
1511565
Been doing good after about 10 months use. I discovered on my setup only recently that the device works much faster connected via eSata if it's initialized prior to boot rather than if it is connected afterwards.
1511566
The short answer is pretty well. I purchased this device after a total failure of my DoBro. That prior device worked well for a year or so and then it decided it wanted to operate very slowly and then it just failed. This AMS Venus has been working well (i.e., as you would expect). I have been testing with large loading and backups to make sure it will be reliable before I put all of my data onto it. So far, so good. I don't completely trust it yet; however I have had no issues at all and I've been using it for about 5-6 months. Other tid bits: It is connected via USB2 and is not the fastest external drive and is much louder (it has two fans that make more noise) than my prior device. I keep this device in my office so the noise aspect is anoying, but not a deal breaker. Overall (and currently) I'm satisfied with the device and the way it operates.
1511567
I had to replace a power supply but generally the device works well. For price and features it a good device.
1511568
I had a power supply fail in my first one, but it lasted 3 years without incident up until that point. I ended up purchasing an entirely new chassis, as I could not wait to locate the part. A drive failed once, and the RAID rebuild worked perfectly. I would say this is a great unit that exceeds its value.
2127666
I've had it for about a month now and it still runs good as new. Battery life lasts about a week if used constantly.
1159840
I have owned mine for about 8 months now and subject it to constant travel in my laptop backpack along with everything else. It has not failed me thus far.
823119
Honestly, I'm surprised how well it's holding up. The last time i had a rubber plug it came off after a couple of weeks. I've had this case for a few months with no issues.
277285
I have had mine for approximately three months and have not encountered any problems thus far.
1476073
I have had absolutely no problems. May be it is because I do not use it often.
895842
I've been using mine for about a month, and I've been paying attention to this. So far, I've had no problems.
434458
I've had it about a month, and have used it probably 20 times. So far so good...
956587
Mine has been working great without any issues. Money well spent in my book.
1803298
I don't have any issues so far and I've had it for 4 months now. Its pretty good, it even fell hard once and it still works fine.
1502978
I've only had it for a few months so I can't really say long term, but I haven't had problems thus far.
2252562
Not a good one to answer, I've only owned it about 6 months, but no problem so far ... working as advertised! :)
471872
I really don't know, but I've had mine for at least a year, and I'm still using it, with no issues.
879490
I've had mine for several years now, use it often and for long periods, and I've not had any problems. I will admit that I go out of my way to take care of my equipment and use it properly.
1009735
Answered continued; I do not use it everyday but have had no trouble since I bought it in Nov. 2010.
1784135
If you're asking whether it withstands frequent and repeated plugging and unplugging, I can't offer direct experience, since I've left mine plugged in for the several months I've owned it. But I was pleasantly surprised by the material quality, if that helps. It seems to be similarly constructed to, and equally durable with, the sync cables for iPhones, for instance--which in my case do get fairly heavy manipulation. The flexibility allowed me to do a long run with bends without straining the cable. And I'm extremely happy with both the audio and video performance (from an Oppo BDP-105 to a recent 40" Samsung DTV).
74874
I've had mine for a few months now... My haven't had any problems are still going strong!