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On 09/24/2009 12:29 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> USB. There is another idea. Ooops, out of USB plugs too. Crap, I |
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> can't put in a drive without buying something to plug it into. LOL I |
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> do have USB 2.0 on here. I have to have 2.0 for the printer but my |
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> camera has to have 1.0. Weird I know. |
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There are so many interesting posts in this thread I don't know which |
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one to reply to :o) Just FYI, USB 3 has just been ratified, so we can |
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expect ultra-fast USB-3 drives in the (near?) future, which should be as |
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fast or faster than SATA-II. |
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The point I really want to make is regarding your question about which |
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disk drive to buy. I have drives from three different manufacturers at |
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the moment, and they are all superb and incredibly cheap -- but that low |
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cost comes at a price (does that make any sense?). |
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I've had to return two drives in the last three years or so because of |
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catastrophic failure while still under warranty (amazing!). In both |
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cases the replacement drives have been absolutely perfect for years now. |
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In other words, disk manufacturers have apparently decided to abandon |
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strict quality control in favor of low price, and seem happy to replace |
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failed drives as a substitute for quality control. It must be a profitable |
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strategy because they all seem to be doing it. But be prepared for drive |
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failures from *every* manufacturer -- and then buy whatever is on sale for |
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the lowest price. |
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