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I go through quite a few drives. For reliability I prefer Seagate, then Maxtor, then WD, falling off from there. The Seagates are definitely the better performers for the most common 7200RPM models. If you're going for the gusto then reliability and performance shift at the high end. WD Raptors are quite fast, but I like the Seagate Barracudas better. Fast and quiet, and cheaper.
I see more WD's go bad than the others but so long as it's the 3yr warranty version and you have backups...
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