On Thursday, August 28, 2014 02:45:10 PM Joseph wrote: > I need to select 500GB or 1TB infernal 2.5in drive, any recommendation > (reliability) of the brand. My current WD 320GB fail after 5-years.
I agree with the rest, 2 does not make a pattern. I use WDs extensively and only had a few failures. None of the failures led to dataloss. (Thanks to SMART and Backups) For 1GB spinning rust 2.5inch, I use WD Blue drives. They do the job they were bought for (cheap backup storage). After 5 years, you might want to consider replacing the laptop though (Assuming that's where the drive is) -- Joost
