[ajamison]

WD drives are among the most expensive to conduct data recovery on since their spindles are attached to the cover. It requires very specialized work. So in the event of a hard drive crash where data recovery is required, a Seagate drive will save you around $1,000.

Or you just buy a new drive and restore a backup and save over $1000

[Robbie Ferguson]

That's what I recommend, but for some reason people still don't listen.

[ajamison]

That's what I recommend, but for some reason people still don't listen.

The only time I can see data recovery even with no backup is if the data is super sensative or irreplaceable pictures (I have lost some myself but can not afford data recovery )

[Garbee]

Yea, I personally am not worried about data recovery. I am worried about my disks working, which WD has always provided (as long as it uses their firmware.) So I have no issues with the way they build their drives. I have had Seagates (2 of them) crash and burn on me (it was their time though, they had been used a while.) So, I really look at it as a coin toss as to what drive to pick for others, but I prefer WD for myself (since I do have backups of important things.)