Which HD to buy could start a war, but I'll chime in. I work in the IT industry as well as having built a ton of computers/hacked Tivos/etc. Whenever possible I choose Seagate. Granted, I have been lucky, but I have yet to have a Seagate fail on me (including some Barracuda SCSI drives that have been running pretty much non-stop for 5 years). And more then that, their warranty. Seagate is 5 years, most drive companies are 1-2 years.
The drive I would avoid like the plague (in EQ2 or RL) are Maxtors. 8 times out of 10 if a PC comes in with a dead drive it’s a Maxtor. The 9th is a WD and the 10th its whatever. Personally I have also had a lot of WD's fail on me - including one that lasted less then a year in a Tivo (24 hour day). And the replacement they sent for warranty was a refurb, but that is pretty much standard for any company.
All things said, your mileage may vary.
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