Posted by Quanta on 09/26/06 06:21

"LB" <larry_both@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is it my imagination, or do the hard drives in DVD/HDD recorders fail
> more often (more sensitive / prone to failure) than regular PC hard
> drives?
>
> PC Hardrives (esp. those in a laptop) get banged around a lot, and my
> DVD Recorder has messages everywhere warning to be VEREEEE gentle with
> the unit. Also, it seems more senstive to temperature changes.
>
> How does the technology of a HDD in a DVD Recorder differ from a hard
> drive in a PC or laptop? Why do the HDDs seem to fail waaaaay more
> than regular hard drives do. Aren't they all the same thing?
>
> My HDD hasn't failed (yet) but I am not very optimistic that it will
> live a full life.
>
> LB
>

I am going to go way out on a limb....

They use drives that in testing/manufacturing are not equivalent to PC
HD...e.g. seconds?

I have found that external HD for computers are the same way....the warranty
is one fifth that for internal drives and they fail at an alarming rate.

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