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| May 29, 2013 at 12:38 | comment | added | Ramhound | That particular product line is designed to last 5+ years considering the lengthy warranty. I agree many externals that are not WD or Seagate use cheaper product line of hdds and to reduce their cost and increase the bottom line. | |
| May 29, 2013 at 12:16 | comment | added | Frank Thomas | a decade of personal experience, just as you claim. My externals are all WD Black line drives and I've gotten 4+ years out of all of them (they are many). the ones people bring to me however, are generally factory assembled, and contain the cheapest possible drive the company carries (often in the 2.5" form factor which is less thermally tolerant). | |
| May 29, 2013 at 11:57 | history | answered | Frank Thomas | CC BY-SA 3.0 |