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Temporary storage, yes, but they are marketed as rugged and reliable external SSD for photographers and film makers to use for storing their images/video on rat

by mikece 3y ago

Temporary storage, yes, but they are marketed as rugged and reliable external SSD for photographers and film makers to use for storing their images/video on rather than filling up their MacBook Pro out in the field. Very disappointing.

wtallis 3y ago
Taking storage marketing at face value is also a serious mistake that you'll eventually regret.
- macintux 3y ago
  How, pray tell, are people supposed to determine that certain categories/manufacturers of drives are inherently unreliable? It’s not as though most of us run dozens of them for long periods of time to evaluate their reliability. Most of us wait for someone who does do so to spread the news. Which is what is now happening.
  - wtallis 3y ago
    > How, pray tell, are people supposed to determine that certain categories/manufacturers of drives are inherently unreliable? Certainly not by thinking the marketing department is giving you the full story. I don't have a problem with news like this being reported. What I have a problem with is acting like it's a surprise, or acting like a user who loses 3TB of data because of the failure of a single portable drive is a blameless victim (especially when the failed drive in question was a warranty replacement for a previous drive failure).
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    - jackvalentine 3y ago
      That doesn’t really answer the question. How do you determine which ones are good, at the point of sale?
      - wtallis 3y ago
        > How do you determine which ones are good, at the point of sale? You don't. That information is not provided at the point of sale. You either research the products elsewhere before making a buying decision, or you make a purchase knowing it's somewhat of a gamble. (Occasionally Amazon/Newegg reviews may tip you off to important issues with a product, but that's an extremely poor signal-to-noise source of information.) Many people are quite happy to rationalize away the anxiety of that gamble by reassuring themselves with brand loyalty, which is how we get into situations like what prompted this article.
  - Gigachad 3y ago
    You need to have a backup of any important data. Even with a reliable drive, you could still lose or destroy it. Reliability should only be a cost issue where you have to buy a new one.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  I'm genuinely surprised that this has to be said, but I guess it does. All marketing distorts the truth and omits unflattering information. Some marketing simply lies outright. If the information is coming from marketing materials or salespeople, you cannot consider it trustworthy on its face.
  - mikece 3y ago
    Yes... but when they put 3 and 5 year warranties on devices that suggests that at least enlightened self interest will make sure they that quality control goes into the products.

by mikece 3y ago

wtallis 3y ago

Taking storage marketing at face value is also a serious mistake that you'll eventually regret.

macintux 3y ago
How, pray tell, are people supposed to determine that certain categories/manufacturers of drives are inherently unreliable? It’s not as though most of us run dozens of them for long periods of time to evaluate their reliability. Most of us wait for someone who does do so to spread the news. Which is what is now happening.
- wtallis 3y ago
  > How, pray tell, are people supposed to determine that certain categories/manufacturers of drives are inherently unreliable? Certainly not by thinking the marketing department is giving you the full story. I don't have a problem with news like this being reported. What I have a problem with is acting like it's a surprise, or acting like a user who loses 3TB of data because of the failure of a single portable drive is a blameless victim (especially when the failed drive in question was a warranty replacement for a previous drive failure).
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  - jackvalentine 3y ago
    That doesn’t really answer the question. How do you determine which ones are good, at the point of sale?
    - wtallis 3y ago
      > How do you determine which ones are good, at the point of sale? You don't. That information is not provided at the point of sale. You either research the products elsewhere before making a buying decision, or you make a purchase knowing it's somewhat of a gamble. (Occasionally Amazon/Newegg reviews may tip you off to important issues with a product, but that's an extremely poor signal-to-noise source of information.) Many people are quite happy to rationalize away the anxiety of that gamble by reassuring themselves with brand loyalty, which is how we get into situations like what prompted this article.
- Gigachad 3y ago
  You need to have a backup of any important data. Even with a reliable drive, you could still lose or destroy it. Reliability should only be a cost issue where you have to buy a new one.
JohnFen 3y ago
I'm genuinely surprised that this has to be said, but I guess it does. All marketing distorts the truth and omits unflattering information. Some marketing simply lies outright. If the information is coming from marketing materials or salespeople, you cannot consider it trustworthy on its face.
- mikece 3y ago
  Yes... but when they put 3 and 5 year warranties on devices that suggests that at least enlightened self interest will make sure they that quality control goes into the products.