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ylai@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Not Dead Yet: WD Releases New 6TB 2.5-Inch External Hard Drives - First Upgrade in Seven Years

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After 7-Year Hiatus, Western Digital Unveils 6TB 2.5-Inch Hard Drives
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After all this time, the company has added an additional terabyte to its external drives.
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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

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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.

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