Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!lll-tis!ptsfa!nonvon!gilsys!mc68020 From: mc68020@gilsys.UUCP (Thomas J Keller) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: disk drive life expectancies Message-ID: <1129@gilsys.UUCP> Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 00:01:33 EDT Article-I.D.: gilsys.1129 Posted: Fri Oct 2 00:01:33 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 6-Oct-87 05:39:19 EDT References: <1118@gilsys.UUCP> <303@kksys.UUCP> <4464@oberon.USC.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Consequently Computers, Santa Rosa, Ca Lines: 28 Keywords: MTBF, power cycling, lifespan Summary: I have a Tandon that's got over 5 years on it! In article <4464@oberon.USC.EDU>, mlinar@poisson.usc.edu (Mitch Mlinar) writes: > > I have YET to see a hard drive last 3 years in an IBM PC or any other micro, > limited cooling and all. (I am talking about 3 years of USE, not "I use my > machine once or twice a week/month and it has lasted 25 years....") > This can range from as low as one year to as high as 2.5 years (excluding > infant mortality). Drives include CDC, Tandon, CMI, Shugart, Maxtor, Seagate, > Rodime, MicroSci, and a bunch that you may not have heard of. Well, since I started this brouhaha, I would like to comment on this last item. I am runing a Tandy MOdel 16A (upgraded to a MOdel 6000) with a 12 Mbyte (formatted) Tandon 603S 5.25" winnie that has been in continuous service for over 5 years now. BY continuous, I mean that in the past 62 months, this drive has spent a sum total of perhaps 48 hours *NOT* spinning. As regards Seagate ST2[23][58] drives, I don't give a hangdogged DAMN what Seagate CLAIMS for them, these drives are low-cost consumer trash that will not likely provide more than 2 years of service at best. In one situation, a comany I was working with had over 60% of ST225 drives fail within the first 6 weeks. This was over a sample of approximately 175 drives, and a 6 month time frame. Seagate INSISTED there was nothing wrong with their drives. For my money, I wouldn't recommend ANY Seagate product to ANYONE except as a boat anchor or a door stop. -- Tom Keller VOICE : + 1 707 575 9493 UUCP : {ihnp4,ames,sun,amdahl,lll-crg,pyramid}!ptsfa!gilsys!mc68020