Thread: Which drive would you get?
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Old February 15th 19, 05:04 AM posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
Filip454
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Default Which drive would you get?
On 2019-01-27 17:23, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:45:00 -0500, Yousuf Khan
wrote:

One choice of drives is a 5900 RPM 256MB cache. The other is a 7200 RPM
64MB cache.

A 5900 rpm drive will run significantly cooler than a 7200. I run both
speeds in the same brand/model of USB external box. The drives are all
4TB each. The 7200 drives run at 35-39 C while the 5900 runs at 25-30
C. Thus, the 5400 drive should have a longer effective life based on
cooler drives tend to run longer due to lower temperature stress on
(electronic) parts.


This is the biggest myth, which is also constantly repeated on the internet.

Lower temperature =/= running longer