captaincranky
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OK, so this is essentially a start up, using the cheapest drives possible in unknown operating conditions. Yes?They are a cloud backup/storage company, I think they are fairly new. So they buy (or were buying) a lot of 'consumer' level drives because they were the least expensive. They buy a lot of drives apparently.
I think they probably have the most recent data that is publicly available, its been at least a year since Google's update to their somewhat well known 2009? paper.
1. I won't be using them as a "backup solution" anytime soon.
2. When Google releases data on drive longevity, expect me to be paying a lot more attention.
And this is the same data, and the same study, by "Back Blaze". And again, IMHO, this company is a start up, publishing data about consumer drives used in commercial conditions.Seventh Reign...I suggest you google ....
"Three-year, 27,000 drive study reveals the most reliable hard drive makers"
They have managed to convince me NOT to buy a 1.5TB Seagate "Green" HDD. That said, it's something I wouldn't touch with a 10' pole in the first place.
So, when Google publishes a study on drive failure rates, I'll be a lot more inclined to listen. I also tend to doubt, they'll be throwing the lowest class of home use HDDs into their server racks.
"12,000,000" search results in well......, as soon as the "Eco Drives" spin up?