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Subject: Re: favorite ATA/SATA hard disk brand?
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Nowadays, there's only one truth: any hard disk is going
to fail under load pretty soon.

Apart from that, keeping disks cooler helps. Using disks
from different manufacturers in redundant arrays helps.
Keeping an eye on smart data helps.

Seagate, Maxtor, WD, Samsung, Hitachi/IBM - all have
their pros and cons. Each manufacturer has its place
both in a desktop PC and in a high-end cluster.