I still have a 1.6gb IDE drive that is functional. I have drives with 70k hours that still run. I've had 2 drives fail in the last 30 years. It may be rare but

I still have a 1.6gb IDE drive that is functional. I have drives with 70k hours that still run. I've had 2 drives fail in the last 30 years. It may be rare but when it happens you'll really wish you had a backup.