No, not really. I'm holding off on a Pi purchase until after all the hype dies down. This here above is instead the USB <-->SATA interface card taken from a bandjaxed 1GB WesternDigital external hard-drive. I originally intended it to be a Google+ post but I liked the image too much not to include it here.
I think the drive suffered from heat exhaustion. When it was showing signs of dying I took a look at the stats and saw it was running at >60° Celsius, and I had it running like this for months, so I'm not surprised it eventually died. Here's a tip: even though it seems pretty, and convenient, don't place external hard-drives directly beside each other, they will only end up racing towards unmerciful combined temperatures.
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You know, I work for one of the two companies distributing the Raspberry Pi : -) I wish I could get my hands on one!!!!
Ha ha that's amazing. For as long as I know you, I've never thought about who exactly you worked for, even though you've mention work days in blog posts.
The Pi is an amazing success story. There was so much build up to it's release, and with all the delays, I think a lot of people wondered if it was ever going to even see the light of day.
It's going to get there.....I think they found an issue with the RJ-45 connector that was on the board not being "magnetic" so they had to go back to the factory and re-do them. I know everyone is frustrated because of the long delay, but I'm really excited about it.
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