Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:42:48 +0200, Stefan Viljoen wrote:

> I don't know, I've got a drive that I take to the office with me about
> every 2 weeks.  It sits at home off usually (unless I need something off
> of it).  It's actually 2 500 GB drives in an enclosure that Maxtor sold
> about 4 years ago now.
> 
> I bought two of 'em.
> 
> One stayed plugged in 24x7 for 3 years and then it croaked - most likely
> a head crash.  The other has had periodic use for 5 years and shows no
> signs of slowing down.
> 
> Of course the first showed no signs of slowing down either - right up to
> the minute that it croaked.

See my other reply too... granted, but you refer to an "enclosure" - is that
a mobile drive? E. g. one which you pull out of its enclosure at work, then
you put it in an enclosure at home if you need something off it?

*brrr* - I shiver at the thought of a mobile HDD as a backup device...

How do you feel about the statement that the fact that if a drive is mobile,
inherently it will never last as long as a "traditional" statically mounted
drive that just sites in a cradle internally in a climate controlled server
rack / box?
-- 
Stefan Viljoen

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