[mythtv-users] warning for anyone with western digital green drives

[James Linder]

On 17/02/2012, at 10:58 AM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org wrote:

>>   As a general rule of thumb, that's just a bad idea. Your backups should
>> be as far away from the original as possible.
> 
> I disagree with this over-generalization.
> 
>> Your backups should be able
>> to survive whatever misfortune causes your originals to become unavailable.
> 
> Again, an over-generalization.
> 
> Your backups only need to be as isolated as the circumstances you are
> trying to mitigate require.
> 
> If I'm just trying to mitigate a fat-finger rm, then having the backup
> on the same machine is fine.  If I'm trying to mitigate a hardware
> failure then I need to have the backups on a different machine (but same
> room is still fine).  If I am trying to mitigate a site disaster (house
> burns down or floods) then I need to have backups off-site.  Etc.
> 
> This is all really pretty common-sense once you sit down and think about
> it.  The point is though, to sit down and think about exactly what you
> are trying to mitigate and how much you are willing to spend doing it.

Perhaps in your over general bashing you should consider
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=seagate+ata+more+than+just+an+interface&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&oei=t_w9T7_UKPCviQfdh9DCBA
the Seagate 'more than just an interface' paper
James