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    HP laptop's hard disk average lifespan

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ruffy, Sep 10, 2008.

  1. ruffy

    ruffy Newbie

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    What is the average lifespan of HP hard disks?
    Is that a fair question, also?
     
    ruffy, Sep 10, 2008
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Hp does not manufacture harddrives. Hp mainly uses fujitsu/toshiba drives in their laptops.
    The harddrive manufacturers for laptops are:
    Hitachi, Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung, Toshiba, and Fujitsu.
    Usually hitachi are the most reliable harddrives to buy. Many have great opinions on seagate and WD drives.
    Usually a laptop harddrive will last around 5000-7000 hours before failure, but by the time that happens, in say 3 years, you can upgrade to a larger and faster harddrive.

    Welcome to nbr,

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Sep 10, 2008
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  3. jin07

    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    HP doesn't make it's own HDD. Lifespan depends more on how you treat your HDD than anything else.
     
    jin07, Sep 10, 2008
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