They have no moving parts to wear out and no heads that can crash and destroy the magnetic coating on the disk platters.
However, they are implemented with Flash Memory devices, which will eventually wear out electronically. But this is expected to take longer than the time for a Hard Disk to wear out.
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S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. S.M.A.R.T. technology was developed by a number of major hard disk drive manufacturers to increase the reliability of hard drives. It is a technology that enables the PC to predict the future failure of hard disk drives. S.M.A.R.T. technology has become an industry standard for hard drive manufacturers.
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The term 'ATA' (Advanced Technology Attachment) is a measurement standard and an electronic method of transferring data between the hard drive and the rest of a computer.
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Macs only use standard hard drives such as the 7200-rpm Serial ATA hard drive found in many Macs.
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE)
The standard hard drive on the iMac as of 3/13 is 1 TB.
The Arcade has less than 1G There is two hard drive sizes for standard i think. 60G OR 20G 360 Slimline - 250G
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If it is an external hard drive, then the computer should be able to take it. However, if it is an internal hard drive, you will have to check the system requirements of your computer.
Yes PS3 uses a standard lap top hard drive and you do not even need to use one from PS3