Ladies and gentlemen of advanced computer component comprehension, I propose the following talking point. Is the trend in classifying computer components as "Military Grade", simply a marketing tool or is equipment marked as military grade representative of higher longevity, stability etc.

This is not a question of whether or not something marked military grade is a good performance to investment question or if you personally think it's worth the money. It's more a question of whether they are marketing a premium product because it's actually premium as described in the marketing.

I can't actually find this military I,II,III,IIII classification system they speak of. I would love to actually see a standard for the so called Military Class 4 as put forward by MSI in one of their flag ship motherboard listed at the link below.


http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=138_1491&products_id=23810

Couple of possible relevant links
http://www.ti.com/pdfs/hirel/mltry/btospace.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIL-STD-883

Possible starting point
http://www.landandmaritime.dla.mil/programs/milspec/ListDocs.aspx?BasicDoc=MIL-PRF-19500