> Not sure where you got this figure from, the "Barracuda Green"
> (http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/ds1720_barracuda_green.pdf) is
> a different drive to the one we've been talking about in this thread
> (http://www.seagate.com/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/ds_barracuda_lp.pdf).
> I would note that the Seagate 2TB LP has a 0.32% Annualised Failure Rate.
> ie, in a given sample (which aren't overheating, etc) 32 from every 10,000
> should fail. I *believe* that the Power On-Hours on the Barra Green is
> simply saying that it is designed for 24/7 usage. It's a per year number. I
> couldn't imagine them specifying the number of hours before failure like
> that, just below an AFR of 0.43.

Whoops, yes, that's what I did, I assumed that LP == Green, but I
guess that is not the case. I got 2 from the newegg sale, I'll post my
impressions once I get them and added to a pool...assuming they
survived newegg's rather subpar hard drive packaging process.
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