Product Specifications

4.9Reliability Specifications

Annualized Return Rate

<1.0% Annualized Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against products shipped. ARR includes all reasons for returns (failures, handling, damage, NDF) but does not include inventory credit returns.

Start/Stop Cycles

>50,000 This indicates the average minimum cycles for reliable start/stop function.

R=0.9998@ >4500,

R=0.9995 @ >7500,

R=0.5 @ >= 50000

Data Reliability

<1 in1015 bits read

Data errors (non-recoverable). Average data error rate allowed with all error recovery features activated.

Component Design Life

5 years

Component design life is defined as:

a.) the time period before identifiedwear-out mechanisms impact the failure rate,

or

b.) the time period up to thewear-out point when useful component life expires.

Maxtor QuickView 400/500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive

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