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<blockquote data-quote="Digerati" data-source="post: 911498" data-attributes="member: 59833">I think it important to note most &quot;server room&quot; environments are constant - with temperatures and humidity maintained almost with precision accuracy. These rooms often have filtered air and the power supplied to the electronics is &quot;clean&quot; and regulated. The supplies are also mounted in sturdy cabinets that help isolate and suppress vibrations. All electronics, even electromechanical devices, tend to have better longevity in those operating conditions. Having said that, I&#039;ve seen hard drives in personal computers and notebooks last for many years too. But I have also seen MANY fail within their 1 to 3 year warranty periods too. And while it may be my imagination (but I don&#039;t think so), it certainly is my opinion that hard drives made today have been made with so many cost-cutting measures that they do fail more often than drives made 10+ years ago. It is also my opinion that the &quot;no moving parts&quot; aspect of SSDs is a valid point. I just know of a fair way to measure and compare SSDs to HDs today. Not all hard drives in a manufacturers lineup are created equal. Same with SSDs. And is it really fair to judge based on reliability/longevity alone when surely performance, heat, power consumption, even noise, weight and physical size are all factors too? And that&#039;s not even mentioning $/Gb. All I know is this. All of my personal PCs in the last 5 years have been SSD only and none of those SSDs have failed. And all my future PCs will be SSD based too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Digerati, post: 911498, member: 59833"] I think it important to note most "server room" environments are constant - with temperatures and humidity maintained almost with precision accuracy. These rooms often have filtered air and the power supplied to the electronics is "clean" and regulated. The supplies are also mounted in sturdy cabinets that help isolate and suppress vibrations. All electronics, even electromechanical devices, tend to have better longevity in those operating conditions. Having said that, I've seen hard drives in personal computers and notebooks last for many years too. But I have also seen MANY fail within their 1 to 3 year warranty periods too. And while it may be my imagination (but I don't think so), it certainly is my opinion that hard drives made today have been made with so many cost-cutting measures that they do fail more often than drives made 10+ years ago. It is also my opinion that the "no moving parts" aspect of SSDs is a valid point. I just know of a fair way to measure and compare SSDs to HDs [U]today[/U]. Not all hard drives in a manufacturers lineup are created equal. Same with SSDs. And is it really fair to judge based on reliability/longevity alone when surely performance, heat, power consumption, even noise, weight and physical size are all factors too? And that's not even mentioning $/Gb. All I know is this. All of my personal PCs in the last 5 years have been SSD only and none of those SSDs have failed. And all my future PCs will be SSD based too. [/QUOTE]

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