Originally Posted by raymor

The brand name and manufacturer have little to nothing to do with drive longevity. All five manufacturers have good and bad models. Some model numbers have a much better track record than others. Specifically, some need more cooling than others. Look at power usage tests. Power turns to heat. Heat kills drives unless it's removed. So a drive that uses more watts needs more cooling in order to not cook itself.

Notice I said all five manufacturers. Any other brand labeling, such as Dell, is just a sticker put on a drive made by Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Maxtor, or Fujitsu.