I still have my original 210MB Western Digital (also sitting unused). I buy Western Digital and Seagate, mainly for their reputation. The only drive that's ever flaked on me was a Conner; Seagate (with whom Conner merged) replaced it, no questions asked, with a much larger drive. I don't know what I'm doing right with my hard drives, but I'd like to find out, so I won't accidently stop.