Does the drive have a published AFR (Annualized Failure Rate) or MTBF? Is there any reason it should be more reliable than an internal drive?
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It has failed twice in two months. Easily replaced, but not a reliable piece of equipment.
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I haven't yet tried a 4TB drive, but I have used a 3TB drive with NTFS formatting with no problems.
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Yes ...in 20+ years I have only purchased WD 5 year warranty drives and never had a problem. Back in February, my 4 year old 750GB started making noise but, did not crash. I sent it in under warranty and WD sent me a 1T unit to replace ....that's why I stick with WD. Make sure you purchase from an authorized seller
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I have been running mine with a Western Digital WD30EFRX NAS 3tb just fine for a few months now. Runs quick and hasn't presented any strange playback issues or lag, it has actually decreased load times but probably due to NAS spec.Though, weird behavior with file transfer, when I copied over the old 1tb drive in my Micca to the new 3tb, it somehow ballooned my files by about 200gb. Hidden files show nothing and quite a few folders read different in size between the two drives. Not sure if files are being decompressed on the copy over or something, no ZIPs just ghost data that has taken decent bite out of the drive, I don't think there is a 200gb reserve or system partition on a 3tb... I have been running mine with a Western Digital WD30EFRX NAS 3tb just fine for a few months now. Runs quick and hasn't presented any strange playback issues or lag, it has actually decreased load times but probably due to NAS spec.Though, weird behavior with file transfer, when I copied over the old 1tb drive in my Micca to the new 3tb, it somehow ballooned my files by about 200gb. Hidden files show nothing and quite a few folders read different in size between the two drives. Not sure if files are being decompressed on the copy over or something, no ZIPs just ghost data that... » Read More I have been running mine with a Western Digital WD30EFRX NAS 3tb just fine for a few months now. Runs quick and hasn't presented any strange playback issues or lag, it has actually decreased load times but probably due to NAS spec.Though, weird behavior with file transfer, when I copied over the old 1tb drive in my Micca to the new 3tb, it somehow ballooned my files by about 200gb. Hidden files show nothing and quite a few folders read different in size between the two drives. Not sure if files are being decompressed on the copy over or something, no ZIPs just ghost data that has taken decent bite out of the drive, I don't think there is a 200gb reserve or system partition on a 3tb... « Show Less
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Yes, I have used this drive from W7 up to a fully updated W8.1 and have had no issues. It's a great drive.
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I have the 256 model, same drive. I use it as a bootable backup drive. It works. It's a little sluggish compared to a firewire connection.
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I took a look at the Samsung site and it is touting MLC (V-NAND) as having higher endurance (MTBF), but that doesn't jive with some papers like this :http://www.oempcworld.com/support/SLC_vs_MLC.htmMLC definitely gives you higher densities, but I'm still not sure which disks are more reliable.
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for everyone this data will be of interest: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/best-hard-drive/these are big samples, 2014 data, and the models of HGST 4TB drives are outperforming others in terms of reliability as well as price/perf
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goto western digitals website and you can check the warranty status with the serial number that is on the drive. Most drives I have bought usually have 1 1/2 to 2 year warranties
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I have owned MANY SANDISK drives, and none of them ever failed. I can tell you that thumb drives DO fail, especially the cheap ones. So, if you value your data, and don't want to lose it, spend the money on a SANDISK.
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I just checked www.wdc.com Typed in Serial Number from drive I received. Answer from WD: "The warranty for this product has expired. The product is not eligible for replacement. If you need technical assistance, please send us email." So either Seller is warranting this drive OR NO ONE IS!!! I, for one, would like to hear from the seller on this matter!
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Just over 2 years (purchased 1/10/2014) running two of these drives 24/7. No problems or errors reported on either drive.
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I have 5 of these drives in a Sans Digital RAID box configured as two 2TB RAID 1 drives with a hot standby replacement drive. I've been running almost two years with no problems. I chose the lower spin rate (5400RPM) to be more reliable. I use the RAID 1 drives for backup/archive of other computers.
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I have had nothing but bad luck with LaCie drives, I have had two of them not function out of the box. My experience is the exact opposite with the G Drive, these drives are quiet, and seem to run forever. I have not had a single issue with any one of the seven I own
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I have not had any problems with this ssd.And I did research on it as well according to my findings it is the fastest drive for the buck.Check Tom's hardware for the publication.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=BUFFALO+DriveStation+2+TB+USB+3.0+Desktop+Hard+Drive+(HD-LC2.0U3)%2C+warranty#seen
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That is no rule of thumb I have ever heard in my 15 years in IT. Seagate/Maxtor makes up the 'lower tier' of drive brands. Hitachi/Samsung are slightly more reliable. WD is still reliability king. Even if you get a good Seagate/Maxtor drive they are prone to fail after a few years, right after the warranty expires. The large capacity drive firmware issues they've been having this last year or so has just sullied their reputation even further and the kind of bugs they've had recently in fully released firmware is inexcusable. Seagate has recently earned their rep as the bottom rung hard drive supplier firmly and deservedly and that by a country mile.