KaRunChiy@kbin.run
on 18 May 2024 04:03
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Very high failure rate. even sony 2.5's have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org
on 18 May 2024 11:24
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My bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
4grams@awful.systems
on 18 May 2024 23:43
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At the time it was fine. I had an array of 4tb drives that I was backing up with a series of 5gb drives. They were just so unreliable; all but one failed while the array they backed up is still spinning strong.
4grams@awful.systems
on 18 May 2024 23:42
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Bingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
4grams@awful.systems
on 18 May 2024 23:52
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Not exactly reliable and less than easy rma process.
Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(
elucubra@sopuli.xyz
on 18 May 2024 00:05
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These things (and Seagate’s) have the usb interface soldered on, so if the drivd dies, forget about the data, no way to connect to another usb adapter to try to recover. Granted, it’s usually the drive that dies, but in these cases, you have a 100% rate of non recovery . Any other brand’s are standard drives. My favorite are toshiba.
Why would the USB electronics be particularly likely to fail relative to other electronics on the drive?
Dhs92@programming.dev
on 18 May 2024 01:36
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Solder joints
Endorkend@kbin.social
on 18 May 2024 01:58
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Because you flex and replug the interface often.
The thing you use to plug your phone, tablet, drives and other things with is very often the failure point unless you break screens or get water in them.
Normally you simply have a HDD drive with a SATA interface in there, so if the USB connector fails, you can still easily recover your data.
With these things, you're lucky if they even offer the possibility of repairing or recovering the drive.
eskimofry@lemm.ee
on 18 May 2024 05:30
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Because that’s usually the cheapest part that manufacturers can get away with cheapening iut further.
elucubra@sopuli.xyz
on 18 May 2024 08:54
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In my experience the drive fails more often than the adapter, but they do fail. Also, there is a good chance to recover data from a failed drive. With a soldered adaptor it’s basically impossible.
The worst part is that the externals are often used for backups.
you mean in the case of a dead USB ic or something or do you mean the USB port isnt standard?
Endorkend@kbin.social
on 18 May 2024 02:00
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I have a dual NVMe USB3 caddy that's smaller than most 2.5 HDD housings with currently 2 2TB drives, you can buy 4 and 8TB nvme drives these days too. I can throw that thing out a car and it won't care.
And the drives are easily swappable and so are the electronics in the casing.
So no, 2.5" HDD's still are an utterly dead end of technology.
Especially with these and some other vendors, the USB interface is part of the drive (there's no SATA port on them), so you can't swap them or take them out for data recovery. They are HDD tech, which doesn't do shocks or any other sort of roughhousing, they are slow as shit and use far more power than any NVMe drive.
Which NVMe USB3 caddy are you using? I’d like to get me one.
Endorkend@kbin.social
on 18 May 2024 05:35
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Looks like this one except that it is sealed on one end and the caddies for the two drives have a cover plate that screws in over a gasket and rubber ring.
I got it in a shop in Hong Kong when I was there for a convention earlier this year. No idea if you can find it online, maybe somewhere like Alibaba.
ryannathans@aussie.zone
on 18 May 2024 02:31
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Just don’t look at the failure rates
vanderbilt@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 03:54
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OMG is it bad. We used a couple WD drives for a surveillance camera array and they didn’t last a year. Two drives failed 9 months apart. Ended up going on Blackblaze and picking what looked best for our XFS Raid 10 having learned that lesson the hard way.
far_university1990@feddit.de
on 18 May 2024 17:05
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Backblaze publish drive fail report
CptEnder@lemmy.world
on 19 May 2024 01:41
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Yeah our company learned the hard way when they bought out G-DRIVE. Got a line failure on 4x 20TB drives.
Switched back to LaCie and Glyph.
Trex202@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 03:06
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What does one need 6TB of storage for?
KaRunChiy@kbin.run
on 18 May 2024 04:01
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Porn
QuadratureSurfer@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 07:15
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Videography
Photography
Downloading Machine Learning Models
Data for Training ML Models
Training ML Models
Gaming (the games themselves or saving replays)
Backing up movies/videos/images etc.
Backing up music
NAS
Take your pick, feel free to mix and match or add on to the list.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 08:35
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And music production, that takes a tonne of space.
HKayn@dormi.zone
on 18 May 2024 08:39
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My GOG and Bandcamp libraries.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 12:10
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Large capacity drives are good for backups, especially if you’re backing a lot of media, such as a DVD/Bluray collection.
SaltySalamander@fedia.io
on 18 May 2024 19:42
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Some people actually use their computer.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 18 May 2024 20:27
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My mate has 120TB on his NAS and it’s about half full. He’s got programs that automatically download music, movies, shows, and more as soon as they’re released.
Scientific workloads often involve very large datasets. It might be high resolution data captured from various sensors, or it might be more “normal” data but in huge quantities. Assuming the data itself is high quality, larger datasets mean more accurate conclusions.
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.works
on 18 May 2024 08:07
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From the article:
UPDATE 5/17, 6 PM: Western Digital has confirmed that the new 2.5-inch T GB HDDs uses 6 SMR platters
They’re external, you’re not going to be using them for performance anyway.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 15:34
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True, but to a point. Being external, it’d be something I plug in occasionally to back up large project files. I don’t technically need blazing speeds but I’d still be displeased if my transfers took 10 minutes or more.
shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.works
on 18 May 2024 16:11
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Yes, I should’ve added - whether the write speed matters depends on your own use case.
For my SMR drive, it’s taking roughly 2GB of backup files every few hours, in the background, and there’s plenty of empty space on the drive. In my case, it doesn’t matter at all.
However, if you’re sat at your computer, frequently transferring large files while the drive is at least half full, and you have to wait for completion… Then it’ll matter.
NutWrench@lemmy.world
on 18 May 2024 20:02
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I’ve got the 5TB version of this drive as a backup for my gaming laptop. Haven’t had any problems with it.
threaded - newest
I paid around $300 for one of the first 2TB drives. Surprisingly it hasn’t come that far
Bought some of the old versions for backup drives. That was a mistake.
why?
Very high failure rate. even sony 2.5's have a similar rate of death. For some reason this form factor is just terrible for longevity
My bet is on density. You cram so much in such a tiny space, so any tiny imperfection or fault will corrupt the data or render the drive unusable.
At the time it was fine. I had an array of 4tb drives that I was backing up with a series of 5gb drives. They were just so unreliable; all but one failed while the array they backed up is still spinning strong.
Bingo. Sorry, had typed a reply about my failure rate and difficulties getting an RMA but forgot to submit.
Not exactly reliable and less than easy rma process.
Sorry, had typed this and forgotten to hit submit :(
These things (and Seagate’s) have the usb interface soldered on, so if the drivd dies, forget about the data, no way to connect to another usb adapter to try to recover. Granted, it’s usually the drive that dies, but in these cases, you have a 100% rate of non recovery . Any other brand’s are standard drives. My favorite are toshiba.
Why would the USB electronics be particularly likely to fail relative to other electronics on the drive?
Solder joints
Because you flex and replug the interface often.
The thing you use to plug your phone, tablet, drives and other things with is very often the failure point unless you break screens or get water in them.
Normally you simply have a HDD drive with a SATA interface in there, so if the USB connector fails, you can still easily recover your data.
With these things, you're lucky if they even offer the possibility of repairing or recovering the drive.
Because that’s usually the cheapest part that manufacturers can get away with cheapening iut further.
In my experience the drive fails more often than the adapter, but they do fail. Also, there is a good chance to recover data from a failed drive. With a soldered adaptor it’s basically impossible. The worst part is that the externals are often used for backups.
Not particularly, but it happens.
I solder new usb connectors and all manner of other connectors on to stuff all the time.
I’m at a 100% success rate getting data off stuff that just needs new connectors.
If you need data recovered, the literal best case scenario is that it’s just got a bad connector.
Soldering is not the problem, unless its smd or tiny, its getting a non standard usb interface.
you mean in the case of a dead USB ic or something or do you mean the USB port isnt standard?
I have a dual NVMe USB3 caddy that's smaller than most 2.5 HDD housings with currently 2 2TB drives, you can buy 4 and 8TB nvme drives these days too. I can throw that thing out a car and it won't care.
And the drives are easily swappable and so are the electronics in the casing.
So no, 2.5" HDD's still are an utterly dead end of technology.
Especially with these and some other vendors, the USB interface is part of the drive (there's no SATA port on them), so you can't swap them or take them out for data recovery. They are HDD tech, which doesn't do shocks or any other sort of roughhousing, they are slow as shit and use far more power than any NVMe drive.
Which NVMe USB3 caddy are you using? I’d like to get me one.
Looks like this one except that it is sealed on one end and the caddies for the two drives have a cover plate that screws in over a gasket and rubber ring.
I got it in a shop in Hong Kong when I was there for a convention earlier this year. No idea if you can find it online, maybe somewhere like Alibaba.
Just don’t look at the failure rates
OMG is it bad. We used a couple WD drives for a surveillance camera array and they didn’t last a year. Two drives failed 9 months apart. Ended up going on Blackblaze and picking what looked best for our XFS Raid 10 having learned that lesson the hard way.
Backblaze publish drive fail report
Yeah our company learned the hard way when they bought out G-DRIVE. Got a line failure on 4x 20TB drives.
Switched back to LaCie and Glyph.
What does one need 6TB of storage for?
Porn
Videography
Photography
Downloading Machine Learning Models
Data for Training ML Models
Training ML Models
Gaming (the games themselves or saving replays)
Backing up movies/videos/images etc.
Backing up music
NAS
Take your pick, feel free to mix and match or add on to the list.
And music production, that takes a tonne of space.
My GOG and Bandcamp libraries.
Large capacity drives are good for backups, especially if you’re backing a lot of media, such as a DVD/Bluray collection.
Some people actually use their computer.
My mate has 120TB on his NAS and it’s about half full. He’s got programs that automatically download music, movies, shows, and more as soon as they’re released.
Scientific workloads often involve very large datasets. It might be high resolution data captured from various sensors, or it might be more “normal” data but in huge quantities. Assuming the data itself is high quality, larger datasets mean more accurate conclusions.
From the article:
UPDATE 5/17, 6 PM: Western Digital has confirmed that the new 2.5-inch T GB HDDs uses 6 SMR platters
SMR = shingled magnetic recording en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Shingled_magnetic_recording - “continuous writing of large amount of data is noticeably slower than with CMR drives”
They’re external, you’re not going to be using them for performance anyway.
True, but to a point. Being external, it’d be something I plug in occasionally to back up large project files. I don’t technically need blazing speeds but I’d still be displeased if my transfers took 10 minutes or more.
Yes, I should’ve added - whether the write speed matters depends on your own use case.
For my SMR drive, it’s taking roughly 2GB of backup files every few hours, in the background, and there’s plenty of empty space on the drive. In my case, it doesn’t matter at all.
However, if you’re sat at your computer, frequently transferring large files while the drive is at least half full, and you have to wait for completion… Then it’ll matter.
I’ve got the 5TB version of this drive as a backup for my gaming laptop. Haven’t had any problems with it.