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this is what I got for the 4TB one
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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Thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely check the full drive when it arrives. Unfortuntaely, WD shipped UPS Mail Innovation (UPS Ground then transferred to USPS for the last mile delivery, more...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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Update.. Scored me a Segate 4TB gaming drive for Ps4 from Wally @ 80.66 plus tax. Those are on clearance. I guess no more Ps4s.
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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Well, I received my 4TB elements. There was 3 power ups and 0 hours. Great... Hold On... Started cloning and at 30 GB mark it stopped. The drive had disappeared from my PC. The drive showed...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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I wouldnt risk it
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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I bought the $55 one and it seems to only work on USB 3.0 ports. Is this normal?
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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Which is why anyone who relies on disk drive warranties has already made a mistake.
"Well, its got some concerning issues, but at least it has a 5 year warranty!" makes me lol every time.
I've...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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On a spinning HD, I stress test it for about 100 hours by backing up a large drive, then do a long generic test ( manufcture specific ) then leave it pugged in and running for a few days. after 3 or...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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lesterhung
You are right, I was wrong to say your experience is wrong? As I wrote that sentence, it didn't feel right to me, but I ignored that impulse.
When I or others share our experience, in a...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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Nope. They actually do NOT honor their warranty. All WD drives have no warranty.
WD have the absolute lowest 1/5 star review on BBB, even though BBB is known for selling reputation for the right...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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fyi, they will replace your brand new hard drives with these same "refurbished" ones if you go through their warranty replacement.
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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This.
"Refurb" and "hard drive" do not belong in the same sentence, ever.
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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First you say 90-110mb/s in prior post, and now you say 90-110 MB/s. Which is it? Do you even know the difference?
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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exactly. people think workers that get paid the bare minimum gives a fxck about the corporations profit margins.
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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LOL ok, my experience is wrong??
So you KNOW my experience?
You need to search how SMR drive works. It takes a single write task into 3 or more read, write, rewrite steps.
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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I do understand you are trying to WARN people from buying these 5tb portables because they are SMR drives. But almost everybody seems to agree the average speed of these 5TB drives is about 90-110...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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We're talking about different situations.
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that's exactly the opposite of what you should use. Even if you generate only 1 byte of data a day.
Imagine 3.5TB full, then your backup drive failed.
To re-build the backup drive, it'll take you...
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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and how "full" did it get to?
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Thread created 05-18-2022 by daisybeetle
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That's very very slow by modern CMR standards.
CMR usually is about 10x your speed.
Also, your speed will drop exponentially when it gets closer to full, even with sequential writes.
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