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

[Bill Bauldry]

Hola Group,

I¹ve been amused for a long time by manufacturer¹s claims for a hard drive¹s
`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
doesn¹t take rocket science to analyze this claim:
    1,400,000 hours = 58,333.3 days = 159.8 years!
I¹ve never met a hard drive yet that would outlast me by that much...

Regards,
Bill
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Wm C Bauldry, PhD
Professor and Chairperson
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Appalachian State University
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