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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.

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  1. I think.. by kafka93 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ..I'm going to buy two of them, and build a machine of pure eeeeeevil..

  2. Every bit of hardware I buy.. by tom_newton · · Score: 0, Troll

    is found to suffer one of the following about 3 days later:

    "Is a complete ballache to use under linux"

    "Has the life expectancy of a bunny in the crocodile enclosure"

    "Starts house fires. On purpose."

    And yes, I did buy a deskstar, but it got nicked within a month so who knows how it's doing?!?

    --
    Tom Newton