I need some computer help.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

That doesn't mean anything. Drives can fail at random times, even if they are the exact same drives in the exact same machine. Such is the tradeoff for magnetic storage media. SSD's will be the future of data storage in the coming years.

I'm looking at it from a MTBF perspective. Yeah, they can fail sooner, but a drive that is used more has a higher chance of failing early.

SSD tech needs to improve before it becomes a long-term viable solution. The typical SSD memory module has a ~100k write life-cycle (per cell). That can somewhat be mitigated via wear leveling, but that has its own issues in certain applications. Anyway, for most people, this means at least a year or so of use, but definitely not good for systems that do a lot of writes. Also, SSD has a slower write than read speed. I'll take a conventional HDD for now until things improve.

[Modding_out]

I just want a used hard drive in good condition to slap in, and I have a bout 5 xp home and xp pro keys. I just want media center cause it the most up dated...it saves time..... I don't like vista or windows 7. Also my pc isn't worth paying for a new hdd or paying for the latest windows.

And I know what S.M.A.R.T is, I built the computer. I have every thing I wanted stored on my slave for this very reason. So their was no reason for me to any thing but wait for it to die.

[Modding_out]

I find it very hard to believe that will all the computer gurus on here, that no one has a hard drive they can sell me......