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They are mass produced so it's luck of the draw really. I still use drives as backup (music and pictures) that are 7+ years old and work fine.

 

I too have used almost every brand. The highest rate of failure I have seen is Samsung with Seagate right up there and WD very very few I have ever replaced.
Hitachi also not many gave bad service. Toshiba is the other really bad one I have seen failures with.

 

You get lemons in anything you buy. I will say I am very happy with the WD Blue in spinners.
Samsung 850 Evo's is my favourite SSD's Good read and write speeds.

 

I've always used WD as years and years ago I had issues with Seagate hard drives and it soured me.

 

Letting hard drives run constantly vs. powering them down: There is no definitive research showing that hard drives which are powered off and on (whether it be sleep mode, turning the computer off, etc), suffer more damage than those running constantly. That said, theoretically it would seem that a hard drive being required to constantly spin up and down would not last as long as one constantly running. The reason we suggest this? Hard drives consume the most power when turning on, and damage most commonly occurs when powering up.
http://www.howtogeek.com/137198/how-to-prolong-the-life-of-your-hard-drive/
im gettin a bit annoyed considering my carrier 32 years in the computer businiss and a computer programmer since 1982 a microsoft certificate since 1989 to date that i need to give proff to my friends everytime i open my mouth not cool lol thats one of the links but you can find what i sayd all over the web

 

Hi gijoetech1.
No need to get upset at all. The Caped Crusader (Rich) is playing hard ball with you.
You don't have to provide proof of anything because you are posting an opinion and opinions do not need proof.
You can post backup to support your opinion.

Only statements require proof.

You post your opinion and we make up our minds whether we accept or reject your opinion.

 

Dougie is right. I would not ask you to prove your opinion Joe but when you say everyone out there knows and are talking about industry opinions and I have read more of the opposite it is only natural for me to ask for substantiation as I have been in this like you at many levels for nearly 20 years and I would bet I know as many industry spokesmen personally as you do, but I wasn't turning this into a "pissing match", just asking for proof of what you say "everyone knows", not your own opinion! Sorry if you misunderstood it was not personal at all.

 

I just realized we have gotten away from most of the original precepts here and your article Joe, rather proved my point that leaving them on all the time vs shutting down daily there really is no proof which is better for the drive while pm use making the drive go on and off can shorten the life if done a lot during the day hence why I suggested 30 minutes for monitor and 60 minutes for standby or sleep. What I went on to say was my experience didn't agree with my readings because I found shutting them off at night and when I left the house seemed to stop totally my losing hard drives as I never lost one again. I was not trying to say that is what anyone should do just rather puzzled as to why I had the experience and I think I wasn't clear in describing what I felt or was saying, not new for me at all BTW.

 

Due to lack of response from OP thread locked.