HDD itself ok, but the USB chipset dies quickly

Because of the ever-increasing amount of data I was looking for a solution for a long time, which is why I bought the same five pieces of this part. - The hard drive makes a very sophisticated look. Positive was that the plate is connected via a standard, and does not have a mini-USB cable. What I, however, did not like from the beginning, was the on / off switch, as well as the ultra-short USB cable. I would have still verschmerzt the switch on the back is. Finally, one can solve anything with a power plug strip with individual switches or the like. In this hard drive but that is not because the switch is just a "touch switch", or not plugged into the inputs and the exhibition. So you have to when you turn hintenrumgreifen each. And then while still accurately strike the center of the switch, otherwise it is the turn nothing. The above-mentioned ultra-short USB cable is so short that they would equal better none at all added.

Furthermore, I noticed during commissioning, to put it mildly, very unpleasant operating noise each time you access to the hard drive. It sounded as if the tone arm slips over a LP and the soundtrack does not find. In addition, the temperature dropped me at a longer period of operation the housing unpleasant. Last but I could not make friends with the control LED on the front. To leave no misunderstanding, I need to an external hard drive no fireworks, but a control LED should show as one can see if the board is now turned on or off even more. I personally welcome it, if you can detect whether the computer now accesses the disk or not. This was not the case with this plate.

But the Oberhammer was that tasks of the five purchased two plates after 1-1 / 2 days, without warning the spirit. And that, of course, precisely during the backup run. Thus, the data (only once) were gone. Since this is partly a question of sensitive data, such as the scanned care operation of a close relative, I did not want to return the plates.

So I first data, to which I was able to access (there were "only" 2 of 5 plates defective) on 4 remaining Western Digitals copied. I generally did not trust the disk type on the way, I have then taken every 5 copies out of order, and been thinking about what I'm doing now. Finally, I've decided to lose my warranty, carefully break at one of the defective external housing, and expand the (actual) hard drive. Then I bought for 18.48 an external enclosure, and reingeschoben the plate. Hurray !!! It worked. All data are still there. And also the external housing is so much better than the original housing. I then tested the part in detail, and now I have no more criticisms. But wait for the 5 parts, the additional costs for new external enclosure on the cheek.

Conclusion 1: Stay away from the part.

Conclusion 2: If there is already too late, and the part is smoked apparently, only not lose your nerve.