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[–] Krill@feddit.uk 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Given that the other HDD manufacturers lack the tools to even identify the fraud (FARM), but Seagate drives do, this is actually a reason to buy Seagate.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

...Seagate's FARM (field-accessible reliability metrics) values reveal that some had operated for over 50,000 hours.

From the article 😉

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago

It's in the article:

Seagate's FARM (field-accessible reliability metrics)