This study by Microsoft Research is interesting: "Cycles, Cells and Platters: An Empirical Analysis of Hardware Failures on a Million Consumer PCs" http://res

This study by Microsoft Research is interesting: "Cycles, Cells and Platters: An Empirical Analysis of Hardware Failures on a Million Consumer PCs" http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=144888 http://research.microsoft.com/apps/pubs/default.aspx?id=1448...