Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!sharkey!itivax!emunix!m2-net!ba From: ba@m2-net.UUCP (Bill Allen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: MTBF Message-ID: <3945@m2-net.UUCP> Date: 29 Sep 89 12:18:50 GMT References: <3944@m2-net.UUCP> Reply-To: ba@m-net.UUCP (Bill Allen) Organization: M-NET, Ann Arbor, MI Lines: 19 What is the real value of a hard drive's MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) rating? "For comparison purposes only?" "Your mileage may differ?" Are these MTBF ratings guessed at by the manufacturers themselves? Seagate's ST???N SCSI series is shown as 70,000 MTBF (source: text files on Seagate's own BBS at 408-438-8771). Micropolis SCSIs 150,000MTBF (source: Oct '89 Computer Shopper, p.483, Hard Drive International ad, 800-234-DISK) Can I compare quality? life? durability? this way? -- --------------------------------------------------------- Reply-To: ba@m2-net.UUCP (Bill Allen Beogelein) M-NET, Ann Arbor, MI or call Sharewarer's BBS at 313-473-2020 24hrs, PCP thru MIDET, 100% Amiga ---------------------------------------------------------