Must be my weak mind or penchant for deals, but I couldn’t resist getting a Western Digital drive that was a featured Amazon deal. What I didn’t know at the time was this drive is a new “4K” EARS drive.
But no matter! With the newest Drobo firmware and software, 4K drives are supported and sure enough, my Drobo recognized the extra storage capacity after a few seconds. So now, my Drobo has EARS.
Did my Western Digital external MyBook fail? That would add to the number of failed WD drives I’ve encountered over the years. Only brand of drive I’ve had this many issues with. Time to switch to another hard drive brand…
Update: Oh wait, looks like it’s the power adapter/supply that’s failed. The same failed model power supply is available at the Western Digital online store for $14.
Subconsciously, I’ve been looking to get an external hard drive for Mac OS X Leopard’s Time Machine just as Paul Stamatiou pointed out.
This week, Circuit City has a decent sale on those 500-GB Western Digital vertical standing My Book series. The Essential Edition 2.0 only has USB 2.0 while the Home Edition features USB 2.0 but also FireWire 400, and eSATA. A $40 difference between the 500-GB Essential ($129.99) and Home Editions ($169.99) at Circuit City.
So it’s get the Home Edition for $40 more and use FireWire or buy the Essential Edition and a USB hub for $50 since my current hub is full.