Re: [OT] How long is an unused HD 'new'?
On Mon, 12 May 2014 01:43:16 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com>
wrote:
I have a 500GB Western Digital hard drive that I bought in 2012 but it
has never been unpacked and has been sitting on the shelf all this time.
How long can it be considered 'new'? Is it safe to use?
2 Years in the original packaging on a shelf, in averaged normal
conditions = as new and reliable, as a brand spanking new HDD
A brand spanking new HDD could fail like an used, very old HDD.
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