I've been reading tech forum discussions for years about which/what/who is more reliable. Hard stats like consumers want to see seem to be about nonexistent. Users and supposed experts disagree all over the place. There does seem to be general agreement among tech types who claim they should know that fewer platters statistically make a more reliable drive, simply because there are fewer motors which can possibly fail inside the case and fewer motors keep it cooler. One person who said he was a EE involved in HD manufacturing said his level of trust based on his knowledge was such that he personally kept backups on 3 mirrored drives! My own experience over 15 years is that about 1 in 5 HD's quit on me or started acting flakey within about 2 years of moderate use. I stick with WD, Seagate, Samsung, and before buying check reviews to see if any model is getting an especially large number of angry failed-drive reviews. I've got a mix of 1, 2, and 3 TB drives. Even 2 TB is old tech now, so I wouldn't hesitate to get a 2 or 3 TB, but look for one with modern high platter density (low number of platters). Sometimes vendors offer bargains on older model 2 TB drives which have more platters and have been sitting on the shelf a long time, which is no bargain. HD reliability seems unavoidably a crap shoot, so the best peace of mind comes from keeping backups. Thanks a lot to the posters. I hope my 2 yen helps! :casual: