[ccp4bb]: External Harddrive (FireWire) problem

["Thayumanasamy Somasundaram" <soma@mailer.sb.fsu.edu>]

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Hello,
We have been using Maxtor FireWire External Harddrive (80GB) to collect and
transport data from synchrotrons. However, we have had two separate drives
fail within a year of original purchase and with few trips to the
synchrotron.
Are we just unlucky in getting a bad batch of Maxtor drives? What has been
the experience of other users? Is there are another manufacturer that is
more reliable? I will appreciate your inputs. Thanks.

Dr. Thayumanasamy Somasundaram [Soma]
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