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How fragile are hard drives anyway?


One of the most frequent questions we get about our products is this: What happens if I drop one of these things? The general feeling seems to be that DLT/AIT/DDS tapes would fare better with rough handling. We set out to test that theory, and we feel we have soundly put it to bed. Check out these videos to see just how resilient modern hard drives really are.


Drop test - 1 story building:
  1. 320 x 240 - 8 MB (Windows Media Player 10)
  2. 640 x 480 - 21 MB (Windows Media Player 10)

Crush test - Ford Bronco:
  1. 320 x 240 - 8 MB (Windows Media Player 10)
  2. 640 x 480 - 21 MB (Windows Media Player 10)