-=> TOM WALKER wrote to ROY J. TELLASON <=-

 -> I remember some discussion a while back (Matt?) about the 7200rpm stuff
 TW> tending
 -> to run way hotter than the 5400rpm stuff,  any other considerations I
hould
 -> know about?

 TW>  That is the only one I can recall. And they DO run WAY hotter then the
 TW> 5400 stuff. I can hold my hand on the 5400's as long as I want but it
 TW> is a little uncomfortable to do the same with a being worked 7200.
 TW> HYopefully they are designed well enough to run at those Higher
 TW> Temperatures.
 TW> I will find out perhaps as I donated two 80 gig 7200 Western digitals
 TW> to a Family History Library recently.

Heat also degrades magnetic media :-(
Try placing a magnet on a hot burner, cool and then see how
different it's pulling power is.
I wonder if this too will become a factor in data integrity over time?
 
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