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NY times article today
E.R for hard drives.
I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! someone2 |
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"someone2" wrote in message news:wfuBe.55859$iU.7497@lakeread05... E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! someone2 I went back up into the thread - apparently the discussion of a DR by a mfg is very recent. As the article I refer to indicates WD paid for a DR they will receive my first inquiry. I will update this thread as I receive or fail to receive a response from each hdd mfg. someone2 |
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Previously someone2 wrote:
E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. Arno |
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Previously Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously someone2 wrote: E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. O.K., after a look at the article, I have a clearer pictu WD agreed to pay for this single recovery on a purely voluntarily basis. Why they did I don't know, but there must have been something in it for them. Maybe good press in the NYT? Arno |
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"Arno Wagner" wrote in message ... Previously Arno Wagner wrote: Previously someone2 wrote: E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. O.K., after a look at the article, I have a clearer pictu WD agreed to pay for this single recovery on a purely voluntarily basis. Why they did I don't know, but there must have been something in it for them. Maybe good press in the NYT? Arno I had the same thought - free press release in one of the largest papers in the world. But, if WD provides one free DR that is widely publized, what is their responsibilty re all the other hard drive failures that will occur today? I have emailed all the leading mfg's this morning, doubt I have more than one response. someone2 |
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Arno Wagner wrote:
Previously Arno Wagner wrote: Previously someone2 wrote: E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. O.K., after a look at the article, I have a clearer pictu WD agreed to pay for this single recovery on a purely voluntarily basis. Why they did I don't know, but there must have been something in it for them. Maybe good press in the NYT? Maybe the CEO of WD has a sister who is a Sister? I find the history on the drives more disturbing--5 out of six drives in a PowerMac replaced in less than a year. That points out to me either a broken machine or a serious design problem at Apple. I suspect that the 600 is a RAID-0 dual-300 sold as a 600--there are companies that do that, and they seem to target the Mac market. -- --John to email, dial "usenet" and validate (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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J. Clarke wrote:
I find the history on the drives more disturbing--5 out of six drives in a PowerMac replaced in less than a year. That points out to me either a broken machine or a serious design problem at Apple. How can a single data point lead you to these conclusions? There is no useful information presented in the article to indicate either. The article doesn't even imply that the drives are internal. Without knowing some significant details about the failures and the environment the drives are used in, how can you determine there may be "a serious design problem"? If the drives are external then they may not even be Apple's design. I suggest that much more information is needed before you can make a valid statement about the cause of the failures. craigm |
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someone2 wrote
E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. Likely just another journo's stuffup. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! Yeah, if it happened, there must have been special circumstances. I doubt it happened myself. I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! |
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someone2 wrote:
"Arno Wagner" wrote in message ... Previously Arno Wagner wrote: Previously someone2 wrote: E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. O.K., after a look at the article, I have a clearer pictu WD agreed to pay for this single recovery on a purely voluntarily basis. Why they did I don't know, but there must have been something in it for them. Maybe good press in the NYT? I had the same thought - free press release in one of the largest papers in the world. But, if WD provides one free DR that is widely publized, what is their responsibilty re all the other hard drive failures that will occur today? None, zero, nada, ziltch. I have emailed all the leading mfg's this morning, doubt I have more than one response. |
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Previously someone2 wrote:
"Arno Wagner" wrote in message ... Previously Arno Wagner wrote: Previously someone2 wrote: E.R for hard drives. I use DR not ER! http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/te...html?th&emc=th The author refers to a 600GB back up hdd - my last info was 500 is the largest. I intend to email the hdd mfg's today. I have never heard of a drive mfg compensating for lost data! I would appreciate input re compensation from the hdd mfg's for DR. I know Seagate now recommends Actionfront for DR. But I doubt Seagate pays for the recovery! AFAIK no HDD manufacturer pays for DR. However you can get computer insurance that will pay. Frankly I expect it to be more expensive than the drive or require you to do frequent backups. O.K., after a look at the article, I have a clearer pictu WD agreed to pay for this single recovery on a purely voluntarily basis. Why they did I don't know, but there must have been something in it for them. Maybe good press in the NYT? Arno I had the same thought - free press release in one of the largest papers in the world. But, if WD provides one free DR that is widely publized, what is their responsibilty re all the other hard drive failures that will occur today? None at all? I have emailed all the leading mfg's this morning, doubt I have more than one response. I concur. Arno |
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