On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 10:07:30PM -0700, Harry Putnam wrote: > Hal Burgiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I had 2 WD drives die very prematurely not long ago. Then, I had to > > ask myself why would I want replacements? I don't trust them, at least > > the low end ones. I have another that seems fine though. I also try to > > keep this in mind: > > Hal, what are you using to determine premature? My experiences with
IIRC, one was maybe a year old. The other was bad out of the box I think. It never died completely, it just collected errors out the wazoo. It took me a while to realize it was the drive, and not some other component. By then, I was glad to see it go. > computer equip of any kind, spans only a time frame since 1996 so I > wonder what long term users have seen in terms of longevity for drives. I typically replace mine every few years or so. But I still have a 386/SX16 with original drive (IIRC) and power supply, circa 1989 that runs IBM DOS7 fine :/ What surprises me more than the drive, is the power supply. The fan works and everything despite having a heavy dose of crud on the blades. -- Hal Burgiss _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
