Has anyone had this drive working for over a year?
607373
I've had 4 of these 4 TB drives running in RAID 5 since Feb 2014. Not one single issue and the array is on 24/7
607374
I've had 8 of these running in a RAID but only 3 months thus far. No issues to date....
607375
I have a Synology DS1812+ with eight standard Seagate 3TB desktop drives, and a five bay expansion chassis with five of these Seagate 4TB NAS drives. Over the past two or three years that it's been running, I've had to replace about 5 of the 8 desktop drives, but not one single one of the NAS drives. Now as the desktop drives are failing, I'm replacing them one at a time with the NAS drives, as I can't afford to keep buying new drives every 3 months or so, since most of the drives are out of warranty now. Even though these may cost a few bucks more up front, they certainly save me money in the long run, since they are better designed to handle the heat and 24 hours/day usage of a typical NAS. I feel much more confident with the data that is on these drives than the data on the desktop drives, since these drives seem to fail so much less frequently (at this point, I can't even give you a comparison since not one of these has ever failed, yet - knock on wood).
607376
I have over 14,000 hours on 15 of these drives. I use them 24/7 in my synology ds1512+ and 2 dx513 units.
607377
I've also had 5 of these running for over nine months with no issues at all. They are in a Synology 1010+ array which means they spin down when not in use. I would expect they have cycled well over 200 times since I installed them.
607378
I have not used over but coming up on 6 months and no problems. Using in my Synology 412+
607379
Just over 2 years (purchased 1/10/2014) running two of these drives 24/7. No problems or errors reported on either drive.
1293159
In the case of the two drives I just purchased through Amazon but sold/shipped by "New World IT", the drives were manufactured 2-2011 and only have 1 year left on the manufacturer's warranty. Considered returning but since they were so cheap and for the specific purpose I need them for isn't critical, I'm keeping them.
1112826
We have gone through three units. Transferring the HD from the first to the last. Finally we bought a used one, without HD for $90. That one is working fine. We will see for how long.
958783
I have had one for at least 4 years and it is still working great. I just backed up my computer last week. I don't remember when I bought it.
1738982
I've had mine for ~5 years and it's just now doing this (my IT dept thinks it's just 'old' and failing). I'm ordering a new one though because I absolutely love it.
1276028
I have used this drive everyday for the last 2 yrs with no problems. I have it plugged into a 2.5 USB port.
349983
Like I have said before, these drives are not of recent manufacture... but they may very well have remained unused for several years....The one I received was made around 2009, but it worked fine.... The warranty you have is only the possibility of returning it if you notice it doesnt work.....
1830766
Graham, In my experience, I have good luck with the Seagate drives in that model. Their reliability seems to be fairly good, in my estimation.
1992832
I have been using G-Technology drives (various models) every day for over two years without any problems. Solid build.
141735
I have 2 with no problems but, recently 1 of them want down and i have no cull as to why. the good news is Oyen digital is going too help recover n send a new one .So why not i like these drives work fine with my Mac.
1600661
I have had the drive as my main operating system, as well as mass storage drive for almost a year, and so far, it has been reliable, fast, and quiet. However, as the previous person responded, I am using Linux, which does put less stress on the drive and the file system is a bit better at file allocation, ETC...My experience is very positive in this environment. (Using the 3TB version partitioned into three sections)
1118389
Hard to tell, but if the drive was working fine before putting it in the enclosure, then there's a good chance the enclosure is defective. The quality is pretty bad, unfortunately... Same thing happened to me. I complained and got a replacement. Any chance you can put your drive in a different enclosure, to test it?
82227
Thanks, I got this hard drive about a month ago and it has been working perfectly. I used the free trial of Acronis True Image 2010 to clone the drive. Now I have this drive and my old 320GB 54K for a backup drive!
563274
I don't know why someone would say that. I have found them to be the most reliable drives I have ever owned. In fact, I can honestly say that I have never had to replace a Western Digital RE drive because of a failure. We have replaced some that were small enough to be obsolete, but in my recollection have never replaced one for any other reason in 9 years of business. Of course, your mileage may vary. We do make sure to keep them cool.
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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!
1013010
No failures, but I have 2 of these drives and both of them have seen 1000+ hours of use as I use them for video storage, editing, and viewing with no problems.
704264
Candidly, I think it really doesn't matter what the ratings are. I know it is somewhat the same as the WD Red drives. The key is whether they continue working and last a while. I have had drives by other makers that had 3 year warranties and lasted over 5 years before I retired them (all were still working). Lots of the numbers thrown to the consumer by drive companies have little meaning when it comes to mean fail times as everyone uses drives differently and it also depends on what drives you get and what shape they were in.