Re: Drive failure rates (was Re: DO NOT BUY Western Digital "Green" Drives (also present in WD "Elements" external USB cases))
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Now, another factor, the drive failure rates are probably way
understated in the general populace because the cost of the drives are
so low and the effort to destroy personal data (if still possible) and
everything else that goes into RMA is just not worth the effort.
We are talking about commodity items these days. In times gone past,
replacing a faulty drive was more expensive and the RMA process was
worth it, but today it is quite often not work the trouble on the
cheaper range of drives -- hence failure rates would surely go heavily
under reported.
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AndrewM
Andrew McGlashan
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