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raymor · 01-09-2012, 04:27 AM

Btw the author of the article also thoroughly misunderstands the MTBF failure rating for the LED. It's NOT the expected life span. The MTBF of an LED bulb is a little less than half of the MTBF of a typical hard drive. Who here thinks your hard drives will all last 57 years? Then don't expect your LEDs to last 25 years, because that's the calculation he's making. True lifespan of an LED unit is closer to two to three years, so they cost a little over $10 / year each.

01-09-2012, 04:27 AM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	Btw the author of the article also thoroughly misunderstands the MTBF failure rating for the LED. It's NOT the expected life span. The MTBF of an LED bulb is a little less than half of the MTBF of a typical hard drive. Who here thinks your hard drives will all last 57 years? Then don't expect your LEDs to last 25 years, because that's the calculation he's making. True lifespan of an LED unit is closer to two to three years, so they cost a little over $10 / year each. __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids