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Yet: "In May 2012, WD divested to Toshiba assets that enabled Toshiba to manufacture and sell 3.5-inch hard drives for the desktop and consumer electronics mar
by frik 11y ago
Yet:
"In May 2012, WD divested to Toshiba assets that enabled Toshiba to manufacture and sell 3.5-inch hard drives for the desktop and consumer electronics markets to address the requirements of regulatory agencies."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGST https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGST
- currysausage 11y agoAdded link to an older comment of mine that addresses the HGST/Toshiba thing. To me, it looks like newer Toshiba 3.5" models are based on Fujitsu tech (if the enclosure design is any indication). Also, Toshiba might abandon their HDD business completely. [1] [1] http://seekingalpha.com/article/3827746-seagate-western-digital-soon-true-duopoly-hdds http://seekingalpha.com/article/3827746-seagate-western-digi...
- rasz_pl 11y agoFujitsu :( I worked at Fujitsu wholesale distributor around 1999, EVERY SINGLE drive sold between 1999-2001 died within 3 years (PB15/PB16). Those were great drives, cheap, silent, fast, and smelled great fresh from the factory due to pine sap rosin. Allegedly Cirrus Logic controller had a manufacturing defect and died due to heat. Myself I always suspected that very peculiar and strong smelling rosin flux. PCB was drenched in it, this type of flux is usually highly activated and requires cleaning, otherwise acid will eat solder joints and copper away, especially in humid and hot environments.