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		bombcar on Aug 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SanDisk’s silence deafens as high-profile users sa... HDDs are very durable when off, I’d be fine running it but I have backups. Otherwise you may want to purchase them in person so you can see the box. I’ve received drives from Newegg that were just tossed in a box with some of those large bubbles and they’re still going fine.

ciupicri on Aug 11, 2023 [–]

What are you talking about? Newer drives support shocks of around 200G, while older ones supported 250G even 300G.

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