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I've had my 1TB Toshiba hard drives for approximately a decade, and they are still functioning perfectly.

No one's had a hard drive conk out in under 5 years, yo.

That average must be brought down by a high-volume usage scenario that severely damages drives. I have never witnessed a drive failure in less than 8 years unless it was defective from the beginning.

Reinstalling your operating system every few months usually solves this problem by deleting all data.

My ride is about 8 years old, and I copped it used. We gotta do some carbon dating to find out how old it really is.

The average is reduced due to individuals who engage in downloading malware, thereby decreasing the overall value.

What a load of rubbish. I've had mine for about 10 to 15 years and it's still going strong.

I've got a 1TB hard drive that's been chugging along in my computer for 15 years as I'm typing this.

Me too! I've never had a hard drive fail on me. It's crazy how some of my hard drives are over 30 years old and still working perfectly.

A sales lie created.

Think you're good at math? Try explaining averages without sounding like you have no clue.

Wow, mine went on for a solid 14 years!

I've got hard drives that have been around since this meme was a thing.