I have had a seagate fail on me. So I havenÂ’t gone back to them. I have a maxtor drive as my system drive, no problems at all. No crashes or problem. It runs 24/7 most of the year. I have two samsung sata drives that perform perfectly. No problems, quiet, and three year warrantee. I have never tried WD but donÂ’t see a need, because of no problem with maxtor or samsung.