Is it possible for this data to ever be useful? Given the time necessary to acquire the data, and the rate at which improvements are made to drives, cannot we make the assumption that drives purchased today probably won't operate in exactly the same manner as drives purchased a year ago?
I don't mean to insult, just to ponder the relevance of such long-term studies on tech that changes so quickly.
I don't mean to insult, just to ponder the relevance of such long-term studies on tech that changes so quickly.