{"id":3434,"date":"2019-09-20T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2019-09-21T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T17:09:10","slug":"will-a-computer-hard-drive-that-spins-at-5400-rpm-have-a-longer-more-reliable-service-life-than-one-that-spins-at-7200-rpm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/20\/will-a-computer-hard-drive-that-spins-at-5400-rpm-have-a-longer-more-reliable-service-life-than-one-that-spins-at-7200-rpm\/","title":{"rendered":"“Will a hard drive that spins at 5400 rpm have a longer more reliable service life than one that spins at 7200 rpm?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Answer requested by Jack Swenson)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Probably not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 7200 RPM drive is designed for 7200 RPM. The 5400 RPM drive is designed for 5400 RPM. Both should deliver their statistically-normal full service life at their rated speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if you somehow took a 5400 RPM drive up to 7200 RPM, and if it didn\u2019t die on the spot, for sure it wouldn\u2019t last as long as if it were at its rated speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, if you could de-rate or brake a 7200 RPM drive down to 5400 RPM, and if everything still magically worked, maybe it would last longer. Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you can\u2019t do either of those things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off-the-shelf, consumer-quality drives are designed to yield their stipulated service life running at their rated speeds, voltages, temperatures, and humidities; and within their rated physical\/dynamic limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best way to ensure a long life for your hard drive (and to preserve its warranty!) is to ensure that it stays well within its designed-for parameters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Answer requested by Jack Swenson) Probably not. The 7200 RPM drive is designed for 7200 RPM. The 5400 RPM drive is designed for 5400 RPM. Both should deliver their statistically-normal full service life at their rated speeds. 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