Reliable External Harddrive - No More WD

USB Hard drives are really a blessing for a regular user but it really is a disaster waiting to happen. The primary factor in degradation of any hard drive is excessive heat causing malfunction in mechanical movement or the controllers dying, and USB drives like the ones connected to the desktop have the worst track record. If I really wanted reliable storage - one USB drive wouldn't be an ideal solution for me - maybe two, or backup on a separate medium - or install the cooling fan on the drive myself DIY style.

I just bought a Lacie portable which when connected via firewire 800 is blazingly quick.

That said, I have two My Books, both for a few years now, and they have performed flawlessly. Unfortunately, any product can die at any time. That's why whenever I buy a new hard drive, I copy my old one on to it. Takes up a lot of space, but this way I have multiple copies of everything.
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