Google on hard drives
Google put out some research on hard drive failure trends lately, and they should know. You can check it [pdf] out, as well as some hundred other papers at Google Labs, or read a summary at engadget. Unfortunately, to keep their edge against competition, I guess, Google didn’t release results related to the failure rates by manufacturer, though they admit there is a correlation. Of course, you can always Google for that kind of advice….
My first dead disk experience was in the 80’s when 300MB ESDI needed a separate enclosure, a little smaller and a lot heavier than an electric stove. Then in the 90’s when reliability was supposed to be so great, I remember many dead Rodime SCSI units, which we called “rodents.” I never had a “deathstar” IDE drive, but lost a few others. The technology is improving, but the lesson is the same for disks, as for life. Failures happen. Are you ready?
Comment by Dad — February 21, 2007 @ 3:57 pm