I pulled the trigger two days ago and ordered two brand new WesternDigital 12TB hard drives (gold enterprise grade). You can find them on Amazon HERE.
I was pleased with the prompt delivery (the package arrived early) and proceeded to unpack what kind Mr. Jeff Bezos had sent me this time.
It happened once again. Another hard drive bit the dust :(.
A 4TB Western Digital Gold Data Center HDD (model: WD4002FYYZ) decided to bite the dust spontaneously. While this occurred before and caused significant data loss, I have been preparing for this scenario for quite some time. Besides running two drives in RAID 1 for redundancy, I had a third drive that accommodated “expendable” data: interim downloads, assorted scribbles, and memes. For the life of me, I cannot figure out if my current phone holds more family pictures or memes. Most probably the latter. I digress. It appears as tho I’m in the market for some new storage…
Most of us learn to assemble a computer from scratch at some point or another. Honestly, it has to be one of the most rewarding feelings in the world. From piecing together your config, assembling the rig, and watching it post for the first time, it’s a magical experience.
That “inner zen” quickly fades when the Verge goes out of its way to destroy it. Please read that again. To call it a “Catastrophe” would be an understatement.
