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IBM 120GXP Revisited

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the spin-up-spin-down-repeat-until-dead dept.

Andrew sent us a link to an article about the IBM 120gxp controversy. This is about the fact that the drive has been declared unfit for server use, and to back that up, IBM says you should only use it for 333 hours a month. This is a good summary of the issues and worth a read.

2 of 360 comments (clear)

  1. Re:why not set up a /. poll to help collect data? by hungsolo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And you think a response of "I spun CowboyNeal for x hours a day" is going to give you valid data???

  2. Re:page widening is a form of terrorism by BlueUnderwear · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Maybe you can't fix a browser, but you can chose one that works ;-) Konqueror!

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