Originally Posted by
mike_w
True, but don't forget that, if memory serves, Seagate sell more hard drives than anybody else. In other words, more Seagate hard drives might fail by virtue of there simply being more Seagate hard drives. Factors like that mean the results are probably going to unfairly skew the results.
I've used a few (3?) Seagates in the past, and they're still going strong (oldest is quite a few years old). I bought a Western Digital last time, and haven't had any problems.
To be honest, unless you're doing hard drive intensive stuff, I don't think you're going to notice the differences in performance.