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    Seagate 4TB 3.5" external

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by sgogeta4, Sep 12, 2011.

  1. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    sgogeta4, Sep 12, 2011
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    That....is.......ridiculous.

    Whos gonna use that much space?
     
    TK141, Sep 14, 2011
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    Probably me...

    I just reached the " 10GB-left" mark of my 2TB Drive, and my 1TB drive is also close to full. :D
     
    Thisisalamp, Sep 14, 2011
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    Yeah 1TB drives are so yesterday. My drive has been full for a few months now but mine is a portable 2.5" drive and I'm waiting for 2TB to come to that size. Seagate has a 2.5" 1.5TB drive but it's 15mm, I believe. Seagate is really the leader in releasing the first largest capacity drives and hybrid solutions. But in the end, I still prefer WD.
     
    sgogeta4, Sep 14, 2011
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  5. Greg

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    I wonder what the year-to-year failure rate is going to be on these. My experiences lead me to believe the higher the capacity (above 1TB) the lower the reliability.
     
    Greg, Sep 14, 2011
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    Yeah id like to know the failure rates before i put 4TB worth of data in it.

    More platters, heads & moving parts = more points of failure
     
    flipfire, Sep 15, 2011
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    My 2tb external has less than 500gb left on it, and the 4tb RAID array in my HTPC is also pretty full...
     
    Syberia, Sep 15, 2011
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