NJC
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Originally Posted By: NJC
My long string of consistent Western Digital drive luck ended with an early death of a lightly used WD 1TB Blue Caviar (WD10EALS-00Z8A0).
I installed HD Tune (pro trial version) and Power On time was only 2,700hrs.
THe WD400BB drives I have at work seem bullet proof. HD Tune reported 37,000 hrs Power On time on one of the machine ... certainly the slower 5400rpm would help longevity.
My long string of consistent Western Digital drive luck ended with an early death of a lightly used WD 1TB Blue Caviar (WD10EALS-00Z8A0).
I installed HD Tune (pro trial version) and Power On time was only 2,700hrs.
THe WD400BB drives I have at work seem bullet proof. HD Tune reported 37,000 hrs Power On time on one of the machine ... certainly the slower 5400rpm would help longevity.