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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/31/2013 10:00 PM, Ron Frazier
(ALE) wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">So, discouraging observation: it is now almost impossible to find any HDD or SSD with a warranty of more than 2-3 years. Are they KIDDING?</pre>
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No, they're not.<br>
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You replace drives when they fail.<br>
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If an HDD manufacturer offered a 10 year warranty, they'd be out of
business *very* quickly. The fact that they no longer offer 5 year
warranties is a <u><i><b>good</b></i></u> thing, reducing cost for
us all. In my experience, if a drive runs for one year, 24x7,
without fault, then it is likely to continue to do so for the next
9. OTOH, drives that power off and on a lot, will die much sooner.<br>
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Anyway, if you're rich enough to depend on warranties or only use
things in-warranty, well, to each their own. The only warranty I
care about on a hard disk is 12 to 18 months. Outside of that, I've
probably had to retire it due to growth anyway, my current set of
HDDs being the exception.<br>
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Most HDDs drive well outside of warranty if treated properly. SSD
is flash-based and has its downsides, too, including bitrot (albeit
differently than on magnetic media).<br>
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This is entirely the wrong industry to want long warranties in. You
only need a warranty long enough to burn in the hardware and use it
for a little while. All other stability should come from your
backups. All.<br>
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— Mike<br>
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