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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (82849)8/12/2013 3:12:12 PM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)1 Recommendation

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tom pope

  Respond to of 110631
 
A computer company in my city, they have many locations and are the best place to get components for building your own computers. I asked about the WD drives, they say they have a 10% failure rate, but Seagates are a lot lower.

Read some of the comments on the Passport Drive from my Dying Passport video:

Read the comments:
youtube.com

The fact is all drives die. I have 4 Seagate drives 2 USB 2 and 2 USB 3, all are still working fine. I have 2 Passports, one was refurbished as the original one died, now both are making clicking sounds.



To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (82849)8/12/2013 3:22:09 PM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)  Respond to of 110631
 
More on WD Passport drives failing:
google.ca



To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (82849)8/12/2013 3:29:23 PM
From: SI Ron (Crazy Music Man)  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 110631
 
Also you are comparing a 2.5 drive WD to a 3.5 Seagate.

Here is the Seagate Backup Plus drive 2.5 inch USB 3

amazon.com