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it's (1-p)^24^10, where p is drive failure rate per year (assuming it doesn't go up over time). so at 1% that's about 9% or a 1/10 chance of this result. Not ex
by dastbe 2y ago
it's (1-p)^24^10, where p is drive failure rate per year (assuming it doesn't go up over time). so at 1% that's about 9% or a 1/10 chance of this result. Not exactly great, but not impossible.
the backblaze rates are all over the place, but it does appear they have drives that this rate or lower: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2024/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-...
- louwrentius 2y agoI can see that, my assumption that my result (no drive failure over 10 year) was rare is wrong. So I've updated my blog about that.