Numberzz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 A new Western Digital hard drive has a new DRM feature, if you could call it a feature. What this hard drive does is quite strange. The hard drive actually doesn't let you share many types of files. In fact, the list of the banned file types has over 30 extensions. What I don't understand is why the music, or movie industry is so uncomfortable with letting us rip CDs. I mean c'mon. THis is just getting stupid. Tell us what you think in this thread. Full Story Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
macuser74 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I think this is just plain idiotic on their part. I will never buy a piece of metal that would tell me what I can and can't have. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hei_zen Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 What i think? Western Digital is now banned from my purchase list (from whereever i am responsible for buying hardware) forever and if i had bought this piece of hardware yet i would call my lawyer. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrizz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 wow, just what we needed, more "protection" hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaitanya Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Idiots are going creazy with DRM! really bad thing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardialer Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 guess they forgot to include MKV files. sounds like another best seller!! good luck WD, i'll avoid your drives from here on out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Its the greatest invention of all times...this guys are visionaries... NOT ! , what a stupid idea !!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536130 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 The real idiots are the ones buying it. Hey, maybe it's an early April fool joke. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviejo Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 They shoot their own foot!!!. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~pcwiz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I wonder if they are going to to this with their internal hard drives. That would be a complete disaster. I'm planning on getting a WD internal hard drive for my new hackintosh but if I even get one sense that they are doing this with internal drives, no more WD for me. PS Awesome News numberzz Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danyel Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 DRM is a bad idea and inconvenient for consumers, but there are always ways around it. When I purchase songs from iTunes, I immediately convert them to MP3 format so I don't have to worry about DRM. I use HandBrake to copy certain scenes or movies I have bought onto my Hard Drive. Lastly, I may buy Western Digital Hard Drives, but I'll put them in my own case that doesn't have DRM. DRM is bad, but supporting artists is good. --danyel Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
U.C. Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I never buy External HD's like this. I always assemble my own. Still a very bad move from WD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536214 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapo Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Buff, sorry WD, but you´re banned , i ´ll never buy WD again. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Wasn't this on Digg like two weeks ago? No, it wasn't Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killroy Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 This is ridiculous. When will they stop with this DRM nonsense? Whenever I read about DRM copy-protection, it seems there is always a workaround. Same story here, even WD has posted instructions on how to use SAMBA instead of their own dreadful Anywhere Access crapware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiDE FTW!!1 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Good read, but numberz, your news posts are getting sloppy! (no offense) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hacbookpro Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 To pay money for this piece of {censored} you must be out of your mind. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special-K Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Looks like everything's just getting crappier and crappier. Then the company tells you to switch to something better or earlier. First Windows, now WD, who next? I'm hoping not Apple. This isn't cool, I was looking towards getting a WD external. Actually, I should get an external soon before they all have this {censored}. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steadybootleggin Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I never buy External HD's like this. I always assemble my own. Still a very bad move from WD. yes, i agree.. if you have one of these style external hd ,you can't even open it up without busting it..... there is no screws ! so even after you pay them the money, they still want to be in the loop by (trying) to force you to send it to them to get inside of it.....as if they still own the G.D. thing!!!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
borisbadenov Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Could the drive be reformatted thus deleting the DRM issue or is it based on hardware? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536432 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numberzz Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Good read, but numberz, your news posts are getting sloppy! (no offense) Sorry, it was like 6 in the morning when I started writing this. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536445 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiDE FTW!!1 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 ^^ There's a 6 AM? Could the drive be reformatted thus deleting the DRM issue or is it based on hardware? It's software based. Apparently if you don't download their drivers, DRM won't be in effect. Why not just boycott WD? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjoe Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 DRM is bad, but this is not only DRM. It doesn't even let you share your own videos that you "ripped" from your video camera. That's a big wow for me. I have a WD drive that came from 2006 and does not have those "features". Yay for me... and all the other ppl who do I think most people who use a home network, share media with it... WD is stupid to think not. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeforce Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 There's good business strategy and then there's BAD business strategy. You can guess which strategy Western Digital is using here. Honestly, I've been a huge WD advocate due to their excellent customer service and support. However, something like this will not go unnoticed by WD supporters. Time to turn to someone who isn't POLICING what I do. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536523 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackt283 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Apple is riddled with DRM, but do you own a mac or an ipod or iphone? WD makes quality hard disks. Just don't buy this one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/75920-throttlinghardware/#findComment-536531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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