True, and what those criticisms actually show is that Backblaze's data is highly relevant for the average consumer. I regularly buy external HDDs, rip them out

True, and what those criticisms actually show is that Backblaze's data is highly relevant for the average consumer. I regularly buy external HDDs, rip them out and put them into desktops and laptops, put them back in different enclosures, and so on. As a result, my HDDs experience a lot of movement and extreme temperatures (e.g. being left in the trunk of a car on a hot summer day). It's good to know which models are the most likely to survive such abuse in the long term.