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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Well I guess that would also make my
ST225 on a 286 with DOS 3.XX obsolete.<br>
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On 11/01/2013 09:01 AM, Lightner, Jeff wrote:<br>
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implying the 8 GB drive in my Intel 486 / Windows 95 system
is obsolete?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael B. Trausch<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 01, 2013 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ale] [semi OT] encouraging and
discouraging HDD and SSD observations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/31/2013 10:00 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE)
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<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:.5in">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?<o:p></o:p></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
<b><i><u>good</u></i></b> 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>
<br>
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<o:p></o:p></p>
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