Relief!
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2025 3:09 pm
Now, most of the places that list the Mediasonic 8bay list them as being sold out or unavailable, and my order showed no shipping activity for days now, and now I know why. They finally arrived at BALDWIN PARK, CA, an entry point to the US, which makes me believe from Taiwan as well.
My box is on its way, finally. I already have the drives to go in it, got them in yesterday.
And I hope, by then, the box I got yesterday is done taking the files I am putting on it.
One might notice a newer trend, recertified drives are often sold still attached to the tray. When swapping drives in a commercial farm, those drives have to be populated before they are swapped out, and thus, they are attached to a new tray, so they just sell the old ones leaving it on. I just take the tray off and shit can it. I check the disk, make sure it is good, and I am good to go. The demands on private usage of these drives is that they will last a lot longer for personal use, than for corporate use. I have had drives last for decades that I bought used.
I generally end up trashing perfectly functioning drives in the trash, they are too out of date.
A drive, itself, may actually last a lifetime, however, the technology to use the drive will not.
For the private individual, riding the technology wave is more practical riding in the back seat. One can more afford that ride.
My box is on its way, finally. I already have the drives to go in it, got them in yesterday.
And I hope, by then, the box I got yesterday is done taking the files I am putting on it.
One might notice a newer trend, recertified drives are often sold still attached to the tray. When swapping drives in a commercial farm, those drives have to be populated before they are swapped out, and thus, they are attached to a new tray, so they just sell the old ones leaving it on. I just take the tray off and shit can it. I check the disk, make sure it is good, and I am good to go. The demands on private usage of these drives is that they will last a lot longer for personal use, than for corporate use. I have had drives last for decades that I bought used.
I generally end up trashing perfectly functioning drives in the trash, they are too out of date.
A drive, itself, may actually last a lifetime, however, the technology to use the drive will not.
For the private individual, riding the technology wave is more practical riding in the back seat. One can more afford that ride.