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<blockquote data-quote="HTPCSourcer" data-source="post: 1139269" data-attributes="member: 74879">I believe that this vibration aspect is more marketing speech than of actual value, at least within a private environment.Users should make use of SMART parameter monitors that will warn when the disk is starting to degrade. In 25 years of using hard disks, starting with a terribly expensive 20 MB (yes: mega <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) to now 3 TB units,&nbsp; I never had a disk failure that did not announce itself long before it actually broke down. With this in mind I would look at optimizing cost rather than searching for professional failure rate characteristics.Also, anything you buy today will be much cheaper tomorrow. Therefore it could be an intersting option to buy cheaper 2nd generation technology now and upgrade later. Depending on what setup you are using, this could be as simple as replacing the drive.Myself I am using cheaper WD Green only for years now and have not had a single failure. Maybe I am just lucky but this is what it is for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HTPCSourcer, post: 1139269, member: 74879"] I believe that this vibration aspect is more marketing speech than of actual value, at least within a private environment. Users should make use of SMART parameter monitors that will warn when the disk is starting to degrade. In 25 years of using hard disks, starting with a terribly expensive 20 MB (yes: mega ;)) to now 3 TB units, I never had a disk failure that did not announce itself long before it actually broke down. With this in mind I would look at optimizing cost rather than searching for professional failure rate characteristics. Also, anything you buy today will be much cheaper tomorrow. Therefore it could be an intersting option to buy cheaper 2nd generation technology now and upgrade later. Depending on what setup you are using, this could be as simple as replacing the drive. Myself I am using cheaper WD Green only for years now and have not had a single failure. Maybe I am just lucky but this is what it is for me. [/QUOTE]

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