Originally posted by: konakona
aren't the .11 drives somewhat infamous for higher than usual failure rates? I, for one, value the data on the drive far more than the actual physical device. as hans007 has pointed out, the inevitable advance in technology would most likely make replacement costs more than manageable if they do happen to fail at all.
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not sure about the .11 reliability - arent the .11 pretty new? IIRC, the .10 drives were shaky. still, with a 5 year warranty, you are guaranteed to have a working drive for the purchase price for a period of 5 years. (admittedly, it would suck if you had to return it 1 or more times during that period.)
anywhoo, it seems like everyone here is thinking of using these for data storage or backup drives, which seems like a logical fit with the lower power use & lower price tag.
thanks for the RoHS info, Nessism.