“Does this external hard drive fail? I'm looking for one that can last a long time.”
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Tommy, No external or internal drive lasts indefinitely. You should always keep a copy of any drive you have, just in case. Out of 4 hard drives I purchased in 1998, two of them are still readable (if one has suitably obsolete interface hardware). But I had several hard drives in laptop PCs that died after two years. In a situation where you really, really, don't want the surprise of a drive dying, my suggestion based on my 20 years of experience is to replace your drives every two years, even if they appear to be working just fine.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Old hard drives were like having a turntable in a metal box. Moving parts that were susceptible to damage. SSD drives have no moving parts, and thus far I'm not hearing of any lost data from these drives. Take it with you on a swim, and all bets are off. I won't put it in the microwave either. This will be my go to drive during a zombie apocalypse.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have used this drive daily for a few months now and it works flawlessly.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Let's face it technology is subject to fail. But this hardware really performs durably and reliably in my experience. Less likely to fail than say a spinning external HDD.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This is a Solid State Hard Drive, no moving parts. A failure is extremely unlikely.
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