[magduf]

The WD product manager's response: "Bwahahaha!!! Seagate's drives are crap too, and we own Hitachi! Where are you going to go now? Bwahahahaha!"

[Tijdreiziger]

Toshiba's still around

[kstrauser]

My reply:

I'll take my chances with ${not_wd}. At least they can survive a rebuild, so if a drive dies early I can replace it with something else.

[imtringued]

We can always stop buying HDDs.

[magduf]

I've read that SSDs can't be used to replace HDDs for long-term archival use: if you leave them powered off for too long, the data degrades. I can store data long-term on a regular HDD and stick in a closet or safe-deposit box and then get it out after a few years, plug it in, and read it just fine.

[colejohnson66]

If you’re suggesting switching to SSDs, WD owns SanDisk