Posted by Spex on 10/20/06 10:41

Richard Crowley wrote:
> sgordon wrote ...
>> I've had 3 Lacie drives, two 500G Big Disks (external) and one 250G
>> external.
>> The Big Disks are both still working perfectly, but the 250G external is
>> having problems.
>
> Since (AFAIK) Lacie does not actually make disc drives, it just
> comes down to what brand/model is inside the box with Lacie's
> badge on the front. Not clear to me what value they add that is
> worth the premium price for their badge?
> Or am I missing something?
>
>
No, I don't think you are!

The best solution is to purchase a well designed drive enclosure with
good ventilation and fans. The fill it with enterprise class drives.
The drives were actually designed to tolerate the extra vibration from
other drives in close proximity, designed to work on a 24/7 duty cycle,
have a much lower failure rate and have long warranty periods usually 5yrs.

A 1 TB SATA enclosure from GTECH costs $999 while purchasing 2 500 GB
RE2 drives ($540)from Western Digital and a high quality enclosure
($200) totals $740.

G-TECH also give you a generous 2 year warranty, wow that's three years
less than buying the drives yourself!!!

Why pay more for much less??

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