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Companies Keeping Systems Longer Than Ever

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the penny-pinching-till-lincoln-cries dept.

Ant writes to tell us ComputerWorld is reporting that based on a study done by the Yakee Group Research company out of Boston companies are leveraging the durability and reliability of computers to extend the lifespan of desktops, laptops, and servers. From the article: "IT's life-cycle demands have raised the bar for vendors. "There's more pressure on [the vendors] to make the boxes last a longer period of time."

2 of 38 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Suggestions for Slowly Failing Hard Drive? by alienw · · Score: 1, Informative

    To move hard drives, use Norton Ghost. Chances are, your IT department already has a few copies of that utility.

  2. Re:Which is why... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Seagate has a standard 5 year warranty on their entire ide product line. Western Digital (and I believe Maxtor) offer 3 year warranties on their "special edition" drives.