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Backblaze Data Center finds Hitachi and HGST to be the most reliable mechanical hard drives.

https://www.howtogeek.com/282953/does-brand-really-matter-when-buying-a-hard-drive/

Think about that next time you want a Seagate

https://www.techspot.com/news/63672-seagate-hit-class-action-lawsuit-over-defective-hard.html

They used to be my go to Brand years ago...

Even though my last Barracuda 320 from 2003 just died last month...lol



**Seagate Replacements are refurbished

Quote: **Seagate Replacements are refurbished

So true.

(12-08-2016, 05:17 PM)GuiltySpark Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote: **Seagate Replacements are refurbished

So true.

I think all brand replacements are refurbished which I find that to be a dodgy practice. I basically feel like I am getting a used hard drive to replace my new hard drive that is still under warranty.

I know the WD Blue series has had known issues especially in the enterprise market.

I don't trust any hard drive over 2TB... They say that the firmware used for anything over 2TB is generic.

I have always gotten my information about hard drives here:

https://www.myharddrivedied.com/blog

Hard Drive Stats for Q3 2016: Less is More
November 15th, 2016

Hardware don't seem to last like it used to, as technology has moved on we seem to be getting more higher failure rate. I would not trust any hard drive company nowadays, backup, backup, backup. Barracuda back in the day was very sturdy. I have had bad luck with all brands tbh. I remember the Deskstar they was nickname Deathstar.