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I agree with your conclusion of increasing the length of support. But your half-life analysis isn't really the right choice. Hard drives tend to have a bath-tub
by cjg 5y ago
I agree with your conclusion of increasing the length of support. But your half-life analysis isn't really the right choice. Hard drives tend to have a bath-tub failure rate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve
- Y_Y 5y agoHere's an explanation with some real-world data: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/ (Also, my hard drives always fail after I put them in the bathtub. Lol.)
- bayindirh 5y agoSome of the WD MyBook Live systems have removable drives. This makes drive life irrelevant at least for these drives. E.g.: Mybook Live Duo 8TB: https://productimages.hepsiburada.net/s/12/500/8922723713074.jpg https://productimages.hepsiburada.net/s/12/500/8922723713074...