Bill,
While WD will replace a drive the reality is people need to be able to trust these drives in case of a total systems failure. Data recovery is hugely expensive, an dthats even if it can be done. Thats why were all buying ext drives to back up our important data. This is not a personal insult against you do dont delete my post.
But in esscence this is the whole issue. These drives cannot be trusted with keeping important data and were all relying more and more on computers in our lives.
In all my years of using PC and MAC I have never once had an internal drive failure. On my PC I still back up internally but I do want to move away from that becasue I will soon be going SSD and I know that they can suddenly be wiped out. The technology is new, but its the way of the future I can see that but I know there have been some disasters with people using SSD drives. I need a 100% reliable ext backup drive solution just like everyone else. I want only one drive in my computer instead of the four I currently have (PC) and just back up and drag files from external source when I need them so that working files are read from the ultra fast SSD. But right now all these ext drives from all companies just seem to be very poorly made and unreliable.
Is it the pwer supplies? A poorly made power supply will give any computer lots of problems so it stands to reason the same would apply for ext drives. Im assuming the drives are the same as the ones WD sell for internal install and I have never had a WD internal go down (touch wood).
Is it the connections? A power surge (again back to the power supply) can break drive easily
I think its obvious though that all of the companies now getting their stuff made in China and Taiwan at the lowest possible price is the reason. A little comprimise here, a little cut there, but as long as the box looks good the public wont know that inside the enclosure is a deadly demon just waiting to wipe out your data.
But then again I cant even blame the companies entirely. We decadent westerners (no pun intended) are demanding cheaper and cheaper goods. So, were getting what we pay for it seems.
