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[โ€“] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I had the opposite experience. My Seagates have been running for over a decade now. The one time I went with Western Digital, both drives crapped out in a few years.

I have 10 year old WDs and 8 year old Seagates still kicking. Depends on the year. Some years one is better than others.