MTBF of servers, desktops, and laptops?

[jvang125]

Ok I'm looking for the Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) rates of today's typical servers, desktops and laptops. I know there are many factors involved but I'm not looking for exact numbers, just a rough estimate.

I've tried searching on the company's websites but they mention nothing about it (why would they?). I tried calling customer support but they just have me going around in circles (automated systems). I went through 10 pages of Google search results but nothing specific really came up.

Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[jvang125]

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[EeyoreX]

You are right, there are far too many factors for even giving a rough number. Server A may have a longer MTBF simply due to one piece of hardware that Server B lacks. Maybe an idea is to look at the length of warranty and estimate the MTBF based on how long the comapny is willing to support the hardware in question?

\Dan

 

[corkyg]

I have never seen such data for complete systems - just the components such as HDDs, CDRWs, etc. Any system failure is usually due to a component failure - and that is usually determinable from the maker. An intergrated system is only as reliable as the weakest component.