| 01:21.48 | eightyeight | http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/tests/4275478 |
| 01:25.09 | eightyeight | that is the video that sold me |
| 02:23.11 | cedwards | too bad they don't seem to have a 1TB. I don't know if I want to settle for just 500G again.. |
| 02:47.43 | cedwards | I've decided music simply isn't worth listening to if it isn't flac and through quality bose noise cancelling headphones. |
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| 12:59.29 | eightyeight | even in flac, i'd have a hard time filling up 500 gb. i simply don't have that much lossless music |
| 13:00.19 | eightyeight | i understand about settling to a smaller drive size though. it sucked when i got it too (although it was purchased with mostly best buy gift cards) |
| 15:17.07 | tristanbob__ | eightyeight, that popular mechanics drop test is fundamentally flawed |
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| 15:20.37 | tristanbob__ | the actual forces applied to each drive will vary based on the angle the device lands. so one device might land on a corner and bounce straight up, and another device might roll into the landing and have MUCH less force applied. |
| 15:20.50 | tristanbob__ | you would think a guy in a white jacket would know better |
| 15:21.14 | tristanbob__ | I guess that is why they call it "popular" mechanics and not "accurate" mechanics |
| 15:21.30 | cedwards | heh |
| 15:54.30 | eightyeight | you have no idea how a drive will land on the surface |
| 15:54.43 | eightyeight | whether it drops from your desk, or the dude's hand |
| 15:55.21 | eightyeight | the probability that the person drops the drive in the exact manner that it falls off your desk is zero |
| 15:55.46 | eightyeight | further, he's dropping it on concrete. chances are high that your drive will fall off onto a carpeted surface |
| 15:56.37 | eightyeight | the only qualm i have with the video, is that he's dropping the drives without them leaving the usb port. if they were plugged in, then fell, you have a higher chance of drive damage, because the heads won't be parked |
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| 20:26.56 | cedwards | anyone know how I can change the default for /var/spool/mail/$user to Maildir instead of mbox? |