“What is the life expectancy of this external? I own a La Cie 1 T, and want to extend the backup of all of my files for the next couple of years.”
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Although stated MTBFs may be greater if a drive is used daily and holds data that is critical to you I would suggest replacing it every 18 to 24 months. Given the cost of HDDs today it is much less expensive to replace a drive than to try and recover data from it. That said, I have drives that are six years old and have been spinning flawlessly. Question is: Do you feel lucky?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.No idea, but mine is a year old and functions with no issues
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