Unbelievable!!!

[swordfish1]

check those hard drives:
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=189&Language=en

"WD produces the world’s most reliable SATA drives. With 1.2 million hours MTBF, enterprise duty cycle, 5-year warranty, next-generation SATA technology, and state-of-the-art vibration tolerance, WD Raptor drives offer the best combination of reliability, high capacity, and performance for enterprise applications."

1.2 million hours mean time before failure is ~= 137 years!!!

are they for real! Hard drive that lasts on average 137 years

 

[Gunny]

If they sitting in lab like conditions its possible. No external vibration, properly corrected power supply, no switching on and off, temp and humidity controlled .....

yeah it could be possible.

/edit I have a 8 year old Quantum Fireball Bigfoot that has yet to fail dnt ask me why i still have it lol

 

[lilDeath]

but then... y not huh?

 

[Luke7777]

Finally, a hard drive that you can bequeath....

To Johnny, my son, I leave my 500GB Raptor, with all my pron intact
To Susan, my daughter, I leave my 300GB Raptor, with my warez Sims and all the addons
To Ivy, have fun with the Maxtor ROFLMAO