is the durability as awful as the previous Solo HDs
1689393
I have never owned the Solo HD's. I think these are very durable. I have been using them at nights walking on my tread mill and my son takes them to school everyday.
1689394
My granddaughter is 11 yrs old and so far no problems. The first one blew a speaker within 10 days. Amazon was great about replacing it. Since then no problems but she is careful.
1689395
as long as the user is careful and diligent about storing them in their case when not in use there seems to be no issue so far
1689396
Well I've only had mine for like 2 months so I can't really say that much but till now they are in perfect condition. ( I never owned the previous Solo HD's)
1936144
Cant say. I haven't had any issues with my drive at all. Its been working great for me the last few months. Mine has been HIGHLY reliable to the point
1128745
I'll be honest, I am a fan boy of Western Digital, and ASUS btw, but they don't make HD's. In the last few years, I've had more Seagate drives fail on me, than Western Digital. That being said, I am also hard on HD's, and being in Oklahoma, my PC runs real warm through half the year. I would def. go with the Blue WDEZEX for my money.
1085868
It all depends whether you need a drive that will last well with repeated use - from my experience, the SATA card which links the hard drive to the power/data transfer port that your USB lead plugs into is poor quality and too flimsy, meaning that it fails reasonably quickly if you're using it on a daily basis like myself. The unit looks great and the case is very robust, but functionality-wise, and as recommended earlier, I'd go for the Buffalo Mini Station Extreme which is proving far more reliable for regular use.
1797349
Yes, I think the one (1) year warranty is correct. I replaced my harddrive recently, 1.3 years after purchase, but I think that may be due to a bad virus that my firewall & virus program didn't catch. I used that opportunity and ut in a larger and faster HD, which made the laptop even faster. After 1.5 years the laptop battery is still lasting between 4 to 5 hours, which is still a great performance.
1216198
I've had mine for about a year and I've had no problems with the straps. I can see some cracks where they normally bend but the internal structure seems ok. In all fairness though, I don't load it up too heavily. I only carry my laptop around about half of the time.
275754
That is no rule of thumb I have ever heard in my 15 years in IT. Seagate/Maxtor makes up the 'lower tier' of drive brands. Hitachi/Samsung are slightly more reliable. WD is still reliability king. Even if you get a good Seagate/Maxtor drive they are prone to fail after a few years, right after the warranty expires. The large capacity drive firmware issues they've been having this last year or so has just sullied their reputation even further and the kind of bugs they've had recently in fully released firmware is inexcusable. Seagate has recently earned their rep as the bottom rung hard drive supplier firmly and deservedly and that by a country mile.
2119056
I have two Acer and one has been okay for the most part. The newer one has already crashed and burned. I decided that it is worth the money to buy a Macbook Pro. Problem Solved
458177
I haven't been too rough with mine, but the thing is pretty tough. However, the plastic zippers on the side pockets almost immediately tear off. The main pocket has metal zippers, and those are tough as nails. I've had mine for a bit over a year now, and besides the zippers on the sides coming off within about 2 weeks of purchasing it, it's still as if it's brand new. As long as you don't mind using the side zippers from the metal base that lays on the tracks, this thing probably won't fall apart on you. As far as space goes, I've fit 4 pairs of shorts, 4 shirts, a towel, a blender bottle, a pair of shoes and some miscellaneous hygiene products with a little room to spare.
140243
I had three go bad in a matter of a few weeks. I don't know of a way to fix them. Sorry. I went to the iRig HD. It's pricier but worth it
1563913
My first one lasted well over one year before it started to fall apart. Probably close to 2 years, but I am pretty gentle using my devices. I agree the low price is worth the length of time it lasted.
497325
I had it for a couple of years and it appears to be holding up OK (no obvious links, failure of seals or cap, brittleness of materials). I only drag it with me when I need the volume so it's getting used 3-4 times a year. It's currently on loan to a trusted buddy. I am fairly careful with it because it's made of materials that could puncture it so I don't pack it next to a spork or put it on the outside of my pack in a spot where a branch could poke it.
140443
I have not. I did have a problem with the plastic surrounding the internal cables separating after about 6 months (those were the cheaper ones.) For these particular ones, it's only been 2 months and my volume is starting to go in and out of my left bud and I never play it at full capacity. -(
2192893
I bought the 500 GB version in February and I'm sending it back in a few days - it's developed several bad sectors. Shame, I was hoping it would last longer. On the plus side it does have a 5 year warranty.
2232316
Don't know, mine failed after 90 days. Not sure 3rd-party units are ready for prime time; OE units in laptops, etc. seem to be OK. If data is critical, stick to proven tech: mechanical HDs. Sometimes older is better.
1873953
I bought mine in August of 2013 and its my daily driver. Its still holding up like a champ. Check your other mounts to see if they are good. You may have another busted one and Its breaking this one. That is what happened to me. My transmission mount was busted as well.
1669724
My satellite crashes so many times that now I can blink right when it crashes. I've had this laptop for two years and they've been interesting. It's unbelievably fragile and I had to baby it to keep it in good shape. Right now, I have to get it repaired, again, for a processor failure. In my opinion, it would be better to get either an Acer, Asus, or a different model of Toshiba because they are more reliable and are at least not entirely made of plastic.