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Why new HDDs are so unreliable

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When were HDDs most reliable???

Older
0
No votes
2000
0
No votes
2001
0
No votes
2002
0
No votes
2003
0
No votes
2004
0
No votes
2005
1
33%
2006
0
No votes
2007
1
33%
2008
0
No votes
2009
0
No votes
Newer
1
33%
 
Total votes : 3

Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby c_hegge » May 29th, 2013, 3:56 am

I never checked the AAM. I do agree though that a noisier drive is better than a failure prone one.
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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby c_hegge » May 30th, 2013, 2:04 am

You won't believe what just came my way. Another dead barra ES.2. An ST3250310NS to be exact. It doesn't get detected in the BIOS.
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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby shovenose » May 31st, 2013, 7:24 am

To think my old server was run by two 250GB Seagate ES2 disks :(
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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby LongRunner » June 8th, 2013, 5:13 am

I wonder how the new Seagate 5mm laptop HDD will fare...good thing the casing is made of steel. (But then again, it doesn't look like very thick steel.)

They've also released SSDs for laptops, and a desktop hybrid drive (with two models - a 2-platter 2TB and 1-platter 1TB; why no 3TB model???).

Also, Hitachi has squeezed three platters into the traditional 9.5mm 2.5" form, resulting in a 1.5TB 5400RPM drive.

LATE EDIT: I just found out that IBM squeezed 4 platters into 12.5mm with the Travelstar 32GH back in 2000.
Information is far more fragile than the HDDs it's stored on. Being an afterthought is no excuse for a bad product.

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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby LongRunner » September 2nd, 2013, 6:20 am

Added a poll on when HDDs were the most reliable. The options are 200x, "older" (1980-1999) and "newer" (2010-present). Of course, I don't expect anyone to vote for the latter option.
Information is far more fragile than the HDDs it's stored on. Being an afterthought is no excuse for a bad product.

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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby c_hegge » September 2nd, 2013, 4:07 pm

I'd say there's not much difference between around 07 and older. It's really only been the last two or three years that I've really been seeing them failed left right and center.
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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby shovenose » September 6th, 2013, 9:12 am

Just don't tell the WD RE4 and WD Blue disks used in my servers :P
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Re: Why new HDDs are so unreliable

Postby LongRunner » November 11th, 2013, 2:36 pm

A difficult choice, I have to admit, but I went with 2005 as by then Western Digital (the last manufacturer to do so) had made the switch to fluid-dynamic bearings.
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