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[–]Node 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

How long do they typically last? My computer is 10 or 11 years old this year, and still works fine with a normal hard drive.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

A good few years maybe, they have more a limit of read/write usage than idle shelf life. I had a couple that lasted around 2-3 years, one I'm using now as primary OS drive is ul to about 5 but is struggling, it won't last the year.

[–]iamonlyoneman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A long-ass time. You won't likely ever have a failure, unless it dies in the first month.

[–]Node 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's gone 6 months in the new windows machine, but I only use that for steam games. Not a life of constant struggle over there.