[Tig] removable storage disks

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Note the Enclosures (LA CIE RAID 500GB) in question were then powered  
up with our resident and functional LACIE 12/5 Volt 4 PIN Power supply.
When plugged in (in an attempt to power the failed two units) the  
POWER SUPPLY would flicker-- instead of solidly light..Later  
investigation showed the power-supply to be good.... EVEN after not  
powering the failed ENCLOSURES (so in our experience its that little  
circuit card inside that FAILED not the PS)
Dany
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>> Hi there,
>> I'm wondering what experiences people have had with removable storage
>> disks, i.e. firewire and usb disks, especially high-capacity ones, in
>> terms of their reliability when sending them across the world. I'm
>> absolutely fed up of the appalling unreliability of lacie drives (my
>> last estimates were that about 30% seem to fail within a year), and
>> was going to go with G-Disks instead, but I'm hearing from a
>> distributor that they've been having lots of returns of those lately.
>> Any other options out there?
>
> We have found that bus-powered, laptop drives are the more reliable
> solution. They cost more per GB, but are more portable and do not
> require a power supply. SmartDisk Firelite drives are nice, for
> example. (I don't work for them or get paid by them, of course).
> LaCie drives seem to suffer from power supply issues more than
> anything else - you can usually get your data back.
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