hmammen Self Proclaimed Immortal Messages 2,679 Location lounge 146 (Euless TX) Jul 5, 2008 #11 power on count -1273 power on hours- 11695 hehe. /thread.
V Vaanish Fully Optimized Messages 1,693 Location Yorkshire, UK Jul 5, 2008 #12 ive just plugged my 20gb maxtor in, and its got about 29,000 power on hours, not bad really to say they are considered hoplessley unreliable
ive just plugged my 20gb maxtor in, and its got about 29,000 power on hours, not bad really to say they are considered hoplessley unreliable
enigm@tic In Runtime Messages 393 Jul 5, 2008 #13 What brand drives do you think are best these days? I remember Seagate and Western digital were the most reliable last time I was shopping for a comp.
What brand drives do you think are best these days? I remember Seagate and Western digital were the most reliable last time I was shopping for a comp.
Luke Golden Master Messages 5,605 Location Vancouver, Canada Jul 5, 2008 #14 ^yeah that is pretty much the best right now. The samsungs aren't bad eithre.
C coolshmo Solid State Member Messages 20 Jul 14, 2008 #16 I had a WD 80 gig from ~2000. Easily spent 5 years powered on. Finally died at the end of 2006. A calculator tells me that 5 years is 43800 hours. Probably a fair assessment. I honestly never turn my computers off.
I had a WD 80 gig from ~2000. Easily spent 5 years powered on. Finally died at the end of 2006. A calculator tells me that 5 years is 43800 hours. Probably a fair assessment. I honestly never turn my computers off.