Re: [SLUG] bogus info?

From: Andrew Wyatt (awyatt@fewt.com)
Date: Fri Dec 13 2002 - 12:28:46 EST


100% false, Unix stresses disks no more than any other OS.

-Andrew

On Fri, 2002-12-13 at 12:04, Patrick Grantham (at work) wrote:
> I self proclaimed "expert" tells that - no uncertain terms - that Unix (and
> Linux) trash hard drives after two-three years. What he says is that
> because of the heavy load that Unix puts on the heads and actuator, they
> wear sooner than they would on a M$ box. Could this have been true at one
> time? I've been in this game a while (albeit on the M$ side of the fence,
> but on the Linux side for about 3 years now. Sounds like bunk to me. Any
> thoughts?
>
>



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