
Seagate/Maxtor trailing
All HDD manufacturers have had product issues at some point in the last few years.
Look how many have lowered their warranty lengths.
Seagate seem to have inherited Maxtor's quality/reliability problems, which have been patchy.
I haven't bought a Seagate drive for years, as they always seemed to run hotter & noisier then others. Been sticking with Hitachi & WD. WD might not have a reputation for fast, but I've found them reliable.