Why do magnetic drives from 10 years ago outlast current drives?

>>58845584
Modern drives are deliberately engineered to fail prematurely.

Higher rotational velocodensity, while better at slowing bit-rot, also tends to prematurely kill the platter motor.

>>58845584
Everything is a constantly changing topology.
When consumers realize how to get the most for the least it's abused to sell them the least for the most, you pretty have to update what you know EVERY TIME you seek to purchase.
Not just go with "what I did last time"

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>>58845720
slick shitposting, I actually had to look that up to find out you were full of shit.

>>58845584
Because they actually had competition back then and had to try to actually deliver a good, reliable product.