CHARLES ANGELICH wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

 CA> One reason my hard drives have been as long-lived might be that I
 CA> try to avoid moving my machines. Once I pick a spot they stay there
 CA> until they quit working and I am forced to toss the
 CA> entire machine. 

I tend to not move mine all that much either,  though it does amount to a
bit more than that.

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