I just threw away a pile of about 2 dozen 500mb Hard drives.
Every single one still worked after about 7-8 years of service in various computer systems.
Id worry more about the optical drives more than anything else, esp. the still unknown durability of blu-ray and HDDVD drives
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, you know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.” -George Carlin
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