Comments on: Western Digital Sucks Bawlz http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:09:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: TOOPair http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000735 TOOPair Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:13:35 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000735 That is Bawlz!!! I got a 250 GIG that's doing OK right now, but it IS a WD portable. I hope there is no bad press on the portable models!!! I got mad beats and designs on there, business contacts, Resumes, Mixes, accapellas, plugins, brushes from photoshop, patterns, shapes, custom brushes, all kinds of creative stuff that i need to have there, so i won't sardine crowd my laptop's HD! I wish you the best main!!! you got a sick ass site, check the new site and BLOG from me as well!! 2ndshow.wordpress.com support the power laces project: http://gizmodo.com/5032362/help-please-power-laces-project-for-the-back-to-the-future-2015-sneakers sincerely, THENUMBERTOO That is Bawlz!!!

I got a 250 GIG that’s doing OK right now, but it IS a WD portable. I hope there is no bad press on the portable models!!!

I got mad beats and designs on there, business contacts, Resumes, Mixes, accapellas, plugins, brushes from photoshop, patterns, shapes, custom brushes, all kinds of creative stuff that i need to have there, so i won’t sardine crowd my laptop’s HD!

I wish you the best main!!! you got a sick ass site, check the new site and BLOG from me as well!!

2ndshow.wordpress.com

support the power laces project:

http://gizmodo.com/5032362/help-please-power-laces-project-for-the-back-to-the-future-2015-sneakers

sincerely,

THENUMBERTOO

]]> By: Beatwerks http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000354 Beatwerks Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:08:39 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000354 Sorry for your loss. But really, the answer is not to just "get another" like I read many times above. Backing up a first fragile hard disk with (...wait for it...) another fragile hard disk is not wise if you are really worried about the integrity of your data. In companies where data is treated as mission-critical, they back up to removable media which isn't directly tied to a drive motor or electronics which can fail. What you lose in immediate access, you more than make up for in long term guaranteed availability. Usually they use high-end tape libraries. The consumer level equivalent of this would be DVD-Rs. Basically, for all the old finished stuff you'll never need to reach for immediately, archive them to a stack of DVDs and stick em on a shelf so that you will only ever lose your current works in progress due to a disk failure. And of course, you should be doing backups of the current stuff too. FYI to k. above... Lacie is not a hard disk manufacturer, which is the real determining factor in quality/longevity. They just make the enclosures. Lacie uses Maxtor disks internally... I'm not a fan. They have the 2nd highest failure rate in my experience(older IBM/Hitachi drives were the worst). Seagate is my choice. $0.02 from a computer engineer Sorry for your loss.

But really, the answer is not to just “get another” like I read many times above. Backing up a first fragile hard disk with (…wait for it…) another fragile hard disk is not wise if you are really worried about the integrity of your data. In companies where data is treated as mission-critical, they back up to removable media which isn’t directly tied to a drive motor or electronics which can fail. What you lose in immediate access, you more than make up for in long term guaranteed availability. Usually they use high-end tape libraries. The consumer level equivalent of this would be DVD-Rs. Basically, for all the old finished stuff you’ll never need to reach for immediately, archive them to a stack of DVDs and stick em on a shelf so that you will only ever lose your current works in progress due to a disk failure. And of course, you should be doing backups of the current stuff too.

FYI to k. above… Lacie is not a hard disk manufacturer, which is the real determining factor in quality/longevity. They just make the enclosures. Lacie uses Maxtor disks internally… I’m not a fan. They have the 2nd highest failure rate in my experience(older IBM/Hitachi drives were the worst). Seagate is my choice.

$0.02 from a computer engineer

]]> By: k. http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000348 k. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:48:18 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000348 f a western digital, they're practically guaranteed to off themselves without warning. lacie's top dog, and seagate's steppin it up. if you're ever in the market, keep your eye out on dealighted.com. i caught a 750gb maxtor one-touch for 130 shipped from the dell site because of them. after a few hours, dell took it down and brought it back up to retail (170+shipping). f a western digital, they’re practically guaranteed to off themselves without warning.

lacie’s top dog, and seagate’s steppin it up. if you’re ever in the market, keep your eye out on dealighted.com. i caught a 750gb maxtor one-touch for 130 shipped from the dell site because of them. after a few hours, dell took it down and brought it back up to retail (170+shipping).

]]> By: Bush Babee http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000335 Bush Babee Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:08:52 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000335 it's sad when you need a back up to the back up... I lost about 16K mp3's earlier this year. My heart goes out to you. Peace it’s sad when you need a back up to the back up… I lost about 16K mp3’s earlier this year.

My heart goes out to you.

Peace

]]> By: gerald walker http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000317 gerald walker Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:22:31 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000317 Seems like everyone is having computer problems I've been a Mac loyalist for over half a decade and took pride that we could never get a virus. But I got a Macbook and the worst possible thing that could happen to an Apple: Kernel Panic attacks! Stay in there dude Seems like everyone is having computer problems I’ve been a Mac loyalist for over half a decade and took pride that we could never get a virus. But I got a Macbook and the worst possible thing that could happen to an Apple: Kernel Panic attacks!

Stay in there dude

]]> By: The Honest Ape http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000314 The Honest Ape Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:52:12 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000314 Man...it's always sad when that shit happens. Hope you manage to recover it. Peace Man…it’s always sad when that shit happens. Hope you manage to recover it. Peace

]]> By: Docj90045 http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000294 Docj90045 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:25:20 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000294 Dayum that Sucks....Yeah data recovery is the way to go,it may be costly but worth it. Dayum that Sucks….Yeah data recovery is the way to go,it may be costly but worth it.

]]> By: macandcheese http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000293 macandcheese Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:29:57 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000293 I got all my stuff, 80 gb of music and 100 of movies on the same one in the picture... shiiiiit i better get another lol. I got all my stuff, 80 gb of music and 100 of movies on the same one in the picture… shiiiiit i better get another lol.

]]> By: anon http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000286 anon Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:01:57 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000286 I've heard that you can get one last use out of a dusted external if you stick it in the freezer overnight. Haven't had to try it on mine yet. I’ve heard that you can get one last use out of a dusted external if you stick it in the freezer overnight. Haven’t had to try it on mine yet.

]]> By: Airtight Grizzy http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000284 Airtight Grizzy Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:33:47 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000284 *reads this post* *looks at western digital external* *trembles with fear* *reads this post*
*looks at western digital external*
*trembles with fear*

]]> By: carinllutesenb http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000283 carinllutesenb Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:30:03 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000283 You might wanna try Seagate. And folks, just take a day or 2 to stand down from all the rigarole so you can backup ya joints. We losin too much irreplaceable ish these days. Don't make me take my belt off! You might wanna try Seagate. And folks, just take a day or 2 to stand down from all the rigarole so you can backup ya joints. We losin too much irreplaceable ish these days. Don’t make me take my belt off!

]]> By: FWMJ http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000282 FWMJ Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:27:39 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000282 i see rosenberg like once a month these days i see rosenberg like once a month these days

]]> By: Dee Phunk http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000281 Dee Phunk Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:59:28 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000281 First of all, my condolences. I have the same exact WD external (purchased @ Best Buy during a great sale just like a couple other peeps in this post). The 320 GB joint. It's been doin' ok but this is scaring the shit out of me. Holla @ ur man Peter Rosenberg on what he did when his HD crashed. Talked about it on his show and everything. First of all, my condolences. I have the same exact WD external (purchased @ Best Buy during a great sale just like a couple other peeps in this post). The 320 GB joint. It’s been doin’ ok but this is scaring the shit out of me. Holla @ ur man Peter Rosenberg on what he did when his HD crashed. Talked about it on his show and everything.

]]> By: YSL http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000271 YSL Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:42:09 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000271 BTW, The skatedeck design is sick. Maybe WD has some type of guarantee or offer a service to recover your data maybe? I fcuks with internal drives and slap on an enclosure. BTW, The skatedeck design is sick.

Maybe WD has some type of guarantee or offer a service to recover your data maybe?

I fcuks with internal drives and slap on an enclosure.

]]> By: Kam Moye http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000268 Kam Moye Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:23:56 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000268 ah damn man. I just bought the exact same one from Best Buy! i'm about to start copying everything over to another drive right now lol ah damn man. I just bought the exact same one from Best Buy! i’m about to start copying everything over to another drive right now lol

]]> By: JRameau http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000260 JRameau Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:34:23 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000260 open the External, and remove the Hard Drive, then plug Harddrive internally inside a desktop computer. Then if it still does not respond try running, "SpinRite." http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm open the External, and remove the Hard Drive, then plug Harddrive internally inside a desktop computer. Then if it still does not respond try running, “SpinRite.”
http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm

]]> By: FWMJ http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000250 FWMJ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:34:31 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000250 ^^what eskay said i'll look into it this weekend! i'm holding up the damb Time:Line instrumentals! ^^what eskay said

i’ll look into it this weekend! i’m holding up the damb Time:Line instrumentals!

]]> By: eskay http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000249 eskay Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:20:48 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000249 >>man u might just have to take out the drive and get a new case…bc the usb ports in them joints are terrible. matter of fact, i just fixed a WD joint like that last week. ^yeah, I'm hoping its my usb ports/cable >>man u might just have to take out the drive and get a new case…bc the usb ports in them joints are terrible. matter of fact, i just fixed a WD joint like that last week.

^yeah, I’m hoping its my usb ports/cable

]]> By: DBDR http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000248 DBDR Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:49:03 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000248 No chicanery/fuckery involved, but it does involve giving someone access to my home media server...so unfortunately I can't share with the larger Rappers I Know fam. No chicanery/fuckery involved, but it does involve giving someone access to my home media server…so unfortunately I can’t share with the larger Rappers I Know fam.

]]> By: donwill http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000246 donwill Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:52:22 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000246 damn dog... ill let you copy all my music if you want to jump start your collection damn dog…

ill let you copy all my music if you want to jump start your collection

]]> By: logic marsalis http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000245 logic marsalis Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:07:48 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000245 man u might just have to take out the drive and get a new case...bc the usb ports in them joints are terrible. matter of fact, i just fixed a WD joint like that last week. man u might just have to take out the drive and get a new case…bc the usb ports in them joints are terrible. matter of fact, i just fixed a WD joint like that last week.

]]> By: JBarrow http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000244 JBarrow Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:07:01 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000244 Dude, I just copped the 750GB WD about a month ago from Best Buy. The first one "died" within a week and I exchanged it, so far the replacement is holding up but I'm shook now. Dude, I just copped the 750GB WD about a month ago from Best Buy. The first one “died” within a week and I exchanged it, so far the replacement is holding up but I’m shook now.

]]> By: John Gotty™ http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000239 John Gotty™ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:43:41 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000239 Haha...I got that same joint about 2-3 wks ago to match another WD I have...to replace some off-brand joint I was using. All 500's. If these bitches crap out, it's gonna be a motherfucker @ WD headquarters Haha…I got that same joint about 2-3 wks ago to match another WD I have…to replace some off-brand joint I was using. All 500’s.

If these bitches crap out, it’s gonna be a motherfucker @ WD headquarters

]]> By: Algorythm http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000238 Algorythm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:52:21 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000238 WHAT!!!…Sorry to hear that man…I have three WD joints just like it backing up all of my music and design shit…I feel your pain…Data Recovery is probably your best bet, but yeah, that 'Price' is a BITCH. Good luck with it son. WHAT!!!…Sorry to hear that man…I have three WD joints just like it backing up all of my music and design shit…I feel your pain…Data Recovery is probably your best bet, but yeah, that ‘Price’ is a BITCH. Good luck with it son.

]]> By: greg. http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000237 greg. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:26:39 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000237 Shazbat! I have the same model, but I use it to back up my XP box. What do I use to backup the backup? Fuck it. Macs freeze up? DBDR: Why not share that solution? Any possible fuckry/chicanery involved? Shazbat! I have the same model, but I use it to back up my XP box. What do I use to backup the backup? Fuck it.

Macs freeze up?

DBDR: Why not share that solution? Any possible fuckry/chicanery involved?

]]> By: Gabi http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000236 Gabi Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:48:46 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000236 I have a mac that's on life support right now with all my design work and mp3s on it (freezes up after about 5 minutes) so I feel your pain...bring back cassette tapes, lol. I have a mac that’s on life support right now with all my design work and mp3s on it (freezes up after about 5 minutes) so I feel your pain…bring back cassette tapes, lol.

]]> By: FWMJ http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000234 FWMJ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:15:45 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000234 yeah the "price" stuff scures me right now :( so much for foreign exchange skateboard decks like tears in the rain (c) roy batty yeah

the “price” stuff scures me right now :(

so much for foreign exchange skateboard decks

like tears in the rain (c) roy batty

]]> By: eskay http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000233 eskay Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:11:38 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000233 dog, I have the 500GB joint and a couple weeks ago it decided it didn't want to connect to either of my laptops anymore. I haven't determined if it's a complete wrap for it yet, but I don't have high hopes. I didn't have as much stuff on mine, but I feel your pain. but yo, you should be able to get that data recovered for a price. WD sucks balls. dog, I have the 500GB joint and a couple weeks ago it decided it didn’t want to connect to either of my laptops anymore. I haven’t determined if it’s a complete wrap for it yet, but I don’t have high hopes. I didn’t have as much stuff on mine, but I feel your pain.

but yo, you should be able to get that data recovered for a price.

WD sucks balls.

]]> By: DBDR http://www.rappersiknow.com/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000231 DBDR Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:06:27 +0000 http://www.rappersiknow.com/index.php/2008/06/04/western-digital-sucks-bawlz/#comment-1000231 That's why I holler at Seagate son! That being said, I will hollerate at you with a possible solution via e-mail as soon as I get back to Salteattle. That’s why I holler at Seagate son!

That being said, I will hollerate at you with a possible solution via e-mail as soon as I get back to Salteattle.

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