On Mar 17, 10:16*pm, "Pete10016" <> wrote:
> "Netman" <> wrote in message
>
> news:hnrfpt$fd6$...
>
> > Hello!
>
> > I have untypical question to you.
> > I have bought four 1,5 TB Samsung hard disks (USB connection).
> > I want to use them to back up my data.
>
> > I want to store my photos from camera on 1st hard disk.
> > I want to store the same copy of these photos on the 2nd hard disk.
> > On the 3rd one I want to store my videos recorded by my videocamera.
> > On the 4th one I want to store the same copy of these videos.
>
> > I want to have these hard disks connected only for a while during the
> > time of copying the data from my local disk into one/two of these 1,5 TB
> > disks.
>
> > The document of these discs which was attached to the harddisk guarantees
> > 36 months of use.
> > If during these 36 months something bad happens to these disks I will get
> > a new one.
> > When something bad happens 36 months after the date of purchase it is out
> > of guaranty.
>
> > Can you tell me what is the avarage liveness of such big harddiscs when
> > they are not
> > connected all the time to power and they are used only for a few minutes
> > to back up some data
> > i.e. it is 10 minutes a week? After backuping these disks are unconnected
> > from power and usb cable
> > is being disconnected.
> > I am wandering how long such disks can store data having such usage
> > environment on mind ?
>
> > Thank you for help
> > netman
>
> I've had nothing but good luck. If it works out of the box, it should work a
> long time.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...hard-disk-life
See e-mail, Netman.
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