New study finds HGST, WD hard drives fail less often than Seagate and Toshiba
A 12-year study of 443,000 hard drives has revealed which brands are most reliable.
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Which hard drive brands were included in the study?
The study included HGST, Western Digital (WD), Seagate, and Toshiba hard drives.
How many hard drives were analyzed in the study?
The study analyzed 443,000 hard drives.
What was the duration of the study?
The study was conducted over a 12-year period.
What happened
Data center operators may need to rethink their storage strategies. A new study has found that HGST and Western Digital (WD) hard drives fail less often than those from Seagate and Toshiba. The study, which analyzed 1.66 million drive-years, was conducted by Backblaze, a cloud storage provider.
The study's findings are based on the analysis of 443,000 hard drives used in data centers over a 12-year period. The study found that HGST drives had the lowest failure rate, followed by WD. Seagate and Toshiba drives, on the other hand, failed at roughly twice the rate of HGST and WD drives.
The study's authors note that the findings may not be applicable to all use cases, as the study was conducted in a data center environment. The study does not specify whether the findings apply to consumer-grade hard drives or only to enterprise-grade drives. The study's authors also note that the findings may change over time, as hard drive technology continues to evolve.
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The reporting (5)
- 12-Year Study of 443,000 Data Center Drives Finds HGST and WD Most Durable, Toshiba Trails finance.biggo.com · 1d ago
- HDD failure rates by manufacturer revealed Blocks & Files · 1d ago
- Hard drives are becoming more and more reliable Korben · 1d ago
- Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Analysis of 1.66 million drive-years finds Seagate and Toshiba HDDs fail at roughly twice the rate of WD and HGST Tom's Hardware · 1d ago
- New study finds HGST, WD hard drives fail less often than Seagate and Toshiba TechSpot · 1d ago
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