Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/12

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Subject: [Leica] 4TB drive dead...
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 13:57:05 -0700
References: <CAMk=+XXjwg9YtXmQ=VAG88RN2sNO-R4baEPQVkDHPGqjqBu0Ug@mail.gmail.com> <D176D38D.39F87%mark@rabinergroup.com> <CA+=0raC3nkzstGmNkDSu45DAX60zr3JWvbMRYm-HfZ5mvicMjw@mail.gmail.com>

The WD that dies has a 5 year warranty....

Anyway, all HD dies. Just some sooner than others.

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:30 AM, mehrdad <msadat at gmail.com> wrote:

> my suggestion would be to get the enterprise class seagate that come with 5
> yrs warranty and not the three years. a bit more expensive but reliable. i
> have not but a WD drive years due to much failures
>
>   -------------------------------------
>   regards, mehrdad
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 6:45 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I also have stuck with WD for a decade now. But simple ones.
> >
> >
> > On 5/11/15 2:50 PM, "Tina Manley" <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I thought my Drobo had died.  My new computer wouldn't recognize it and
> > > when I hooked it up to my old computer, it wouldn't either!  It turned
> > out
> > > to be a cable, though.  A new USB cable fixed everything.  WD is the
> > brand
> > > of hard drive I buy most of the time.
> > >
> > > Tina
> > >
> > > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Richard Man <
> > richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> A WD. WD, Segate, they all die on me :-/ I am buying more and more
> > >> "Enterprise class" drive now. They cost more and might be worth it.
> > >>
> > >> Yes, the Drobo is saving much time here....
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:45 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> What brand. Richard?  Glad you have back-ups!
> > >>>
> > >>> Tina
> > >>>
> > >>> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Richard Man <
> > >> richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> My 14 months old 4TB drive just died :-/ Fortunately, I have back up
> > >> on a
> > >>>> Drobo
> > >>>>
> > >>>> And it holds my scanned photos, but push come to shove, I can
> rescan.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> BACKUP! Frequently
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> > >>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto
> > >>>> // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto
> > >>>>
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> > >>> --
> > >>> Tina Manley
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> > >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/T
> > >> ina+Manley.html
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
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In reply to: Message from tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley) ([Leica] 4TB drive dead...)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] 4TB drive dead...)
Message from msadat at gmail.com (mehrdad) ([Leica] 4TB drive dead...)