Yeah, mine failed, but in an interesting way. If you run ext2 without swap, it should last a really long time. I ran ext3, and the super block
(block 1
) died. Luckily, CE and Windows both do not need this block to format and use the drive, so I can still use it.
The microdrive really is great, and if you plan to use Linux for testing and trying lots of new programs on your 720 rather than what we create, I would definitely get one. They tend to cost less, as well.