>> These new-fangled eco friendly drives aren't really something new, >> they're just spinning slower, 3200 or 4500rpm instead of 7200 or >> 10000 - which makes them less expensive and higher profit. > > A slower spinning drive should also mean the drive is less mechanically > "stressed" and - therefore - less prone to malfuction... > (not to mention less heating up, also related to hardware failures) > > Am I wrong?
Some of these so-called "eco friendly" drives achieve their purported power savings by power-cycling portions of the drive subsystems. My personal guess (and, I believe, an informed guess) is that this power cycling contributes, somewhat, to lower long-term drive reliability. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
