Stefan Viljoen wrote:
> *brrr* - I shiver at the thought of a mobile HDD as a backup device...

Why? If you have two copies, then crashing one doesn't affect the other.

> How do you feel about the statement that the fact that if a drive is mobile,
> inherently it will never last as long as a "traditional" statically mounted
> drive that just sites in a cradle internally in a climate controlled server
> rack / box?

Depends. Does the building with the servers in it burn down?

How long do you need it to last?

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