[Helpdesk] Backups

[Robert Barnes]

Thanks Jonas - we share the same experience and concerns.

BEYOND 250 GB the LaCie drives just aren't ready for prime time and
the plastic box of the Porsche models - don't radiate heat at all.

I appreciate the confirmation.

Onward!

Rob

On Jun 16, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Jonas Skardis wrote:

> Hi Rob, I can say that the Models that I've removed are as follows
>
> Porsche, 3.5"
> Porsche, 2.5"
> D2 Extreme (single Drive, 300gig)
> And I've had a bunch of failures with the D2 enclosures that  
> contain more
> than one drive.
>
> I should also mention, that I have two healthy 250 gig D2  extreme  
> drives
> that work just fine. *knock on wood*
>
> -Jonas
>
>
>>    I would appreciate Jonas qualifying his remarks about LaCie  
>> mainly to
>> this extent:  -  Are the drives you've removed from LaCie enclosures
>> from
>> the "porche" models? the "mini" models? - etc etc.... and if ANY  
>> of them
>> were from the D2 Extreme line....
>>
>>    I too have replace the "case" of drives and have them "live  
>> again" -
>> it has always been EZQuest, Porche, and other cases - not D2 Extreme.
>>
>>    Enlighten us please Jonas.   I do NOT recommend LaCie or any other
>>    company for ALL their products - just the D2 Extreme in this case.
>
>
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