Gary, I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. Most of my drives are Western Digital.

Of course, the 'fancy case' is part of the story if you are looking for "rugged" drives, not just ones that won't fail.

As an aside, I started using Western Digital drives decades ago whenever I built computers, and once chosen, I was pretty much locked in because there used to be a recommendation not to mix drive manufacturers. I don't think that is still true, but if anyone knows for sure, I'd appreciate an update.


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