David Brodbeck wrote: > Stevens wrote: > >> Auto manufacturers try to predict how their interiors and their paints will >> last, too, but until both are subjected to the Texas sun they are only >> guessing. The North has salt that kills cars; in the South it is the sun. >> Only when they obtain empirical data can they be sure and that data takes >> a long time to gather. The same goes for optical media manufacturers. Any >> longevity rating is a SWAG, at best, which is the reason for my cynical >> view. >> >> > > Sure. As anyone who's ever had a couple of hard disks fail can attest, > MTBF numbers are mostly fiction. > MTBF is essentially an average time, which means some will fail sooner and others later. It does not mean you'll never get a bad drive that fails much earlier than expected.
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