[X4U] Re: Lifespan of Harddrives? (a bit off-topic)

[nk]

yeah, clearly there is much fibbing going on in the world of hard  
drive sales.
far as I'm concerned, short HD life spans is deliberate..why else  
would something that runs so hot be built without a fan?

nk

















On Feb 14, 2006, at 11:59 AM, Bill Bauldry wrote:

> Hola Group,
>
> I’ve been amused for a long time by manufacturer’s claims for a  
> hard drive’s `Mean Time Before Failure` (MTBF) stats used in  
> product data sheets. A top high-end drive company lists 1,400,000  
> hours MTBF on a new SATA drive. It doesn’t take rocket science to  
> analyze this claim:
>     1,400,000 hours = 58,333.3 days = 159.8 years!
> I’ve never met a hard drive yet that would outlast me by that much...
>
> Regards,
> Bill

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