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The following is based on my experience, the reported experiences of other colleagues and the records I keep. Over the past couple of years I’ve noted a significant increase in the number of hard drives, in the 2.5 - 4 year old bracket, failing. I’ve always maintained that the warranty offered with a hard drive should be taken as the reliable service life of a drive and the after that you’re living on borrowed time.
While SSDs have replaced mechanical hard drives as the preferred primary storage/boot device, in current computers, there are still a large number of older computers in service utilising mechanical hard drives. Typically an SSD is around 15 times more responsive (ie. quicker) than a mechanical hard drive - the advantages to the user in terms of responsiveness is dramatic. An SSD upgrade, particularly for computers with an aging mechanical hard drive will definitely put a smile on your face.
When it comes to RAID systems and servers then Enterprise Drives are the obvious choice, their mechanisms are designed with a 24/7 365 workload in mind and come with a 5 year warranty. In the scheme of things the additional cost of these drives is insignificant when compared to the longer term benefits and service life.
Regardless of which type of drive you use the golden rule remains, backup, backup, backup - before it breaks!
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