VP Skunks I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches? Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned. Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos! _______________________________________________ *Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.* _______________________________________________ * *
bought a Seagate 500GB never had an issue with it:) On 21 May 2012 17:26, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in * *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
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Bought 1TB seagate 2yrs back never had a problem wid it... I hear WD has the most failures.. On 21 May 2012 18:52, "Francis Nderitu" <nderitufr@gmail.com> wrote:
bought a Seagate 500GB never had an issue with it:)
On 21 May 2012 17:26, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
_______________________________________________
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samsung failed me twice. Seagate 40GB (when that was a lot of memory) still running my ubuntu. On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Ericko <lyricalericko@gmail.com> wrote:
Bought 1TB seagate 2yrs back never had a problem wid it... I hear WD has the most failures.. On 21 May 2012 18:52, "Francis Nderitu" <nderitufr@gmail.com> wrote:
bought a Seagate 500GB never had an issue with it:)
On 21 May 2012 17:26, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
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Bought a Seagate 500GB 3yrs ago...still spinning to this day without fail :)
WD 500GB, a couple of drops on concrete it's still going strong. On 6/10/12, Haggai Nyang <haggai.nyang@gmail.com> wrote:
Bought a Seagate 500GB 3yrs ago...still spinning to this day without fail :)
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I had posted this before : Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT 750GB 5400 RPM; bought some time in 2011; suffered logical failure while transferring data during a brown-out cycle.
Hitachi 500gb internal laptop hdd arriving 15th June @ 6,200 place ur order now rgds Chege 0723-201681 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Likhanga" <tlikhanga@gmail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, 11 June, 2012 1:58:34 AM Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] HDD RELIABILITY SURVEY (By Brand) I had posted this before : Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT 750GB 5400 RPM; bought some time in 2011; suffered logical failure while transferring data during a brown-out cycle. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke ------------ List info, subscribe/unsubscribe http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
Seagate FreeAgent (portable) - 3years, several arguments with gravity (gravity won everytime), not even the cable shows any signs of wearing out. Seagate GoFlex (desktop) - 2years, still hums beautifully WD - none lasted 1 year On 5/21/12, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
_______________________________________________
*Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.* _______________________________________________ *
*
So WD is still at the bottom eh? Did anyone of you ever get a timely S.M.A.R.T warning before their WD quit? I have an 500 GB WD external that makes an occasional *clank* but Gnome Disk Utility (Palimpsest) keeps giving it a clean bill of health _______________________________________________ *Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.* _______________________________________________ * * 2012/6/11 Garr Patronas <garr.patronas@gmail.com>
Seagate FreeAgent (portable) - 3years, several arguments with gravity (gravity won everytime), not even the cable shows any signs of wearing out. Seagate GoFlex (desktop) - 2years, still hums beautifully WD - none lasted 1 year
On 5/21/12, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
_______________________________________________
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400GB freecom external HDD since 2004 still works fine despite giving in to its love for the concrete floor several times over the years. Thanks and regards, Ian On 11 June 2012 13:47, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
So WD is still at the bottom eh? Did anyone of you ever get a timely S.M.A.R.T warning before their WD quit? I have an 500 GB WD external that makes an occasional *clank* but Gnome Disk Utility (Palimpsest) keeps giving it a clean bill of health
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2012/6/11 Garr Patronas <garr.patronas@gmail.com>
Seagate FreeAgent (portable) - 3years, several arguments with gravity (gravity won everytime), not even the cable shows any signs of wearing out. Seagate GoFlex (desktop) - 2years, still hums beautifully WD - none lasted 1 year
On 5/21/12, James Nzomo <kazikubwa@gmail.com> wrote:
VP Skunks
I vaguely recall this having been done on the list before but.... * * *Users:* Of all the HDDs you ever bought which brands/models failed you the most? *Retailers:* Of all the HDDs you sell, which brands/models feature most in* *returns inwards headaches?
Sorry for the repeat but this one's fresh for 2012 :) besides, newer models and users keep getting spawned.
Post your personal experiences only..sans rumors! *rumors* ah *gwan*! No Solid State Drive manenos!
_______________________________________________
*Without requirements or design, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file.* _______________________________________________ *
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participants (10)
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Alex Ngatia -
Collins Areba -
Compuline Kenya -
Ericko -
Francis Nderitu -
Garr Patronas -
Haggai Nyang -
Ian Macharia -
James Nzomo -
Tony Likhanga