Stoop sale acquisitions…

[ka jowct]

Once a year our little bunch o' buildings has a stoop sale to generate money for the tree fund. I got home fairly early today, not too long after everything was set up, and snagged a Western Digital 1TB My Book Studio, new in box, for $20, and a NetGear 4-port gigabit switch (the small, blue one) for $5.

I haven't tried the switch yet, but the drive works. Unfortunately, it's a very, very annoying drive. If I had spent more than $20 on it, I think I'd want my money back. I think if I had offered $10 or $15, I might have gotten it for that.

On the positive side: in addition to the expected USB cable, it included a FW800 cable and a FW800 to 400 adapter.

I found out who donated the WD drive to the stoop sale, but haven't had a chance to ask her why she didn't want it. It was still shrink-wrapped, so she didn't even try it out.

Some good stuff this year: a couple of like-new microwaves, a brand new stainless steel sink, some Corporate Zombie toys…

[The UnDoug]

In what way is the drive annoying? Noise level?

[Grateful11]

Sounds like the drives I picked up for $22.50 ea. at Staples. What's a annoying about it, mine are quiet,
don't get and seems quite fast. The only thing I don't care for is the wall wart power supply.

Is it silver with an LCD display on the front?

[ka jowct]

What's annoying is the software that comes with it, and the "CD" image it wants to mount on your desktop all the time. Fortunately WD has released a firmware fix that allows you to get rid of that thing.

Google it if you are curious: lots of complaints from when it was first introduced about the intrusive software and the fact that it couldn't just be turned off.

Just not the kind of drive I ever buy; in fact, I pretty much never buy externals, especially not the ones from the drive manufacturers. I prefer to buy good enclosures and then buy and install the drives myself.