Greg Smith <gsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Tom Lane wrote: >> It seems hard to believe that the vendors themselves wouldn't burn in >> the drives for half a day, if that's all it takes to eliminate a large >> fraction of infant mortality. > I've read that much of the damage that causes hard drive infant mortality > is related to shipping. Doh, of course. Maybe I'd better go to bed now... regards, tom lane