> Gah. I should show you a picture of all the dead Raptors/Velociraptors I have at > work. > > Just goes to prove my point of view that - name a HDD manufacturer or model, and > you'll find people who swear by them, and people who'll never buy one again. Which > makes me believe that reliability/longevity is mostly a crapshoot and has more to do > with luck, electrical environment, mechanical environment, and thermal environment.
Couldn't be said better. Personally I trust Seagate Barracuda hard drives, 10 years running almost 24/7 and still working. Of course, the case of my PC is permanently open so any hard disk will do.