That seems normal.
My earlier post:

Uh, actually, I don't see why cannot.

Anvil is capable of being docked into the eSata dock, and if you have the Anvil plugged in there, it acts as a SATA connection (since the eSata port is connected to a SATA port in your motherboard). As such, to Windows, it is just another drive attached to SATA port, as long as the drive was plugged in when the computer is started.

I personally have an Anvil casing and when AHCI detection happens on bootup, if my Anvil is plugged in as eSATA (with the dock) it'll detect it as another hard disk, no different from any other. In fact, while I was installing Vista yesterday, my portable drive showed up as a usable location to install to (my other USB portable has the message "Windows cannot be installed to removable blahblah" but the Anvil docked did not)

"Samsung" itself isn't speed, it's a brand, the only thing that beat the hell out of other is the 1TB F3 (or current F4?) versus other 1TB equivalent.
Other than that their 2TB eco-green HDD is basically same as other equivalent capacity, except Samsung's HDD is slightly cheaper.
But if you can get some good deals on WDC, their 2TB Green is also not bad.
If you serious about durability then take those enterprise HDD, price cost twice as much, same functionality, same warranty, and it fails anyway.

Ah, sorry did not rephrase that "warranty", what I mean is not the period but the warranty procedure, so you get a new HDD as replacement anyway, no fancy data recovery service included.
They may use higher grade ingredients but like I said, "it fails anyway". RAID + Backup covers it.

haha.. how did even u know u said 'uncomfortably truth' when u said that was joke after all ?

did this statement comes all from ur experience?

dun just say 'for all we know'...

u will mislead the other forumer for sure..
Each hdd with different price for different segment based on different labelling from different part in term of quality and mostly production process although same RPM and size. 'Handling' is the biggest issue in my department.

buy multiple HDD and store ur data. u could try buy like 3-4 unit 500GB cheap HDD and mirror ur data. Dont put it inside computer and run all the time. only use as external HDD. 

I highly doubt a HDD can fail within 5years if u only use it as an OFFLINE backup drive.

I still have my quantum bigfoot 4GB 3600rpm 5.25inch here, no bad sector, thats after 15 years already.

and other drive

Quantum Fireball 15GB 7200rpm, 11years.
WD 40GB 9years
Samsung 80GB 8years
WD 200GB 7 years. All no badsectors

so? How long u want ur HDD to last? 20-30years?

nope, been a while I didnt touch those HDD. Its like I only access when I actually want to use. the bigfoot has been off for months But the Data inside there are still intact tho.

I got one Samsung F3 1TB Hard Disc that just reach one year but the Hard Disc bring a lot of problem :

hay may i know wat s/w u guys using to check ur hdd??

Most people will recommend you to get Samsung 103SJ. It is the cheapest fastest 7200rpm 1TB in the town.

I just got my 3rd Samsung 1TB 103SJ. Really like this HDD.

Dear sir, please check bold statement, if this aint enough for u, check the feedback corner here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822152185

I mean those casing for u to carry internal hdd, because i normally bring my pc into airplane, but i will take the hdd out and put in my backpack lolz.. So i need something to hold my HDD..

any1 know any software that works like crystal disk info?

can recommend me 1 becoz crystal doesnt detect raid

yesterday...i just buy blue wd 500gb for rm310 at alor star. 

lol, why people still buying hdd at high price.
current hdd price is just for few month only....

I just grabbed one 2.5" toshiba canvio 3.0 1tb ext hdd on thursday at RM369 in digitalmall...
I have no choice... just realized my 500 ext hdd is running low... cannot hold on till march 2012...  
my heart was like being pulled out of me alive... *pain*  

Was surveying prices for WD My book essential 2tb usb3.0 external hdd and found:

Most shop in Lowyat plaza = rm 420 - 439(max)
Someplace in P.J. & Subang = rm 550 - 580(max)..... really cuthroat prices..And i think i saw in garage sales also...

At least save space a little for now. I also experience my HDD faulty, The data that burn in DVD save me a lot even though its a bundle of DVDs.

Yes. that true. Just saw it yesterday. In hypermarket they still sell around RM189.00 for 500gb.

True, i will never go for Seagate again because my Seagate freeagent suddenly died without any reason and all my data gone. It is just 2 years of using it and seldom use.I know its "NASIB". All things are not perfect. For warranty no point ,because the important thing is the data and very costly to recover it. I'm very sad because some of my work, personal stuff and research inside there. I cannot sleep the whole week because of losing very important data.