[Discuss] Tired of unreliable external drives... recommendations?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On 07/10/2012 10:56 AM, Jack Coats wrote:
> I have only used USB2, but if I had esata available, I think it would
> be worth using.  In my situation, speed isn't always needed,
> especially since all but local backups are over a G wifi network.
I use eSATA removable drives. Last year I bought a 1.5TB refurbished
drive for backup. It failed a couple of times until I ran a complete low
level format and bad blocks. Since then the drive has been performing
flawlessly. Most external drives are 2.5in. I'm wondering if there is a
difference in MTBF on some of the consumer grade 2.5in. USB drive
enclosures are very cheap. You could buy a bare 2.5in drive of your
choosing and an enclosure so you know exactly what drive you are getting
in contrast to a prepackaged one.

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