Failure on important Hard Drive

[Indybird]

Woah, these estimates aren't looking too good. I know a tech guy who might be able to get me a good deal on a recovery, hopefully it will be particularly cheaper than that.

Now, my final question:

My new setup will involve two 500GB (or 640GB) hard drives. One will go in my portable external enclosure and one will remain stationary as a backup drive. This tech guy I was talking to suggests that this failure might have resulted from rough handling of this drive, which is a possibility due to the fact that it is in a portable enclosure.

Is there any 500/640GB Hard drive I can buy that has better shock resistance?

Thanks,
Indybird

[Luke122]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/t...-storage/7948/


*Edit*
Oops.. capacity too small.. looking..

[Luke122]

Here we go:

http://www.lacie.com/ca/products/range.htm?id=10036

[Indybird]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/t...-storage/7948/


*Edit*
Oops.. capacity too small.. looking..

Here we go:

http://www.lacie.com/ca/products/range.htm?id=10036

Thanks for the fast and relevant finds, but I was talking more just bare drives as I am using a special enclosure. I'm not looking for massive protection, just something better than a standard drive.

Thanks again,
Indybird

[nevermind1534]

Thanks for the fast and relevant finds, but I was talking more just bare drives as I am using a special enclosure. I'm not looking for massive protection, just something better than a standard drive.

The enterprise drives are going to last longer, but are more expensive.