* Charles Sprickman <spork@xxxxxxxx> [070407 00:49]: > On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, david@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >On Fri, 6 Apr 2007, Scott Marlowe wrote: > > > >>Based on experience I think that on average server drives are more > >>reliable than consumer grade drives, and can take more punishment. > > > >this I am not sure about > > I think they should survey Tivo owners next time. > > Perfect stress-testing environment. Mine runs at over 50C most of the time, and it's writing 2 video streams 24/7. What more could you do to punish a drive? :) Well, there is one thing, actually what my dreambox does ;) -) read/write 2 streams at the same time. (which means quite a bit of seeking under pressure) -) and even worse, standby and sleep states. And powering up the drive when needed. Andreas
