But even a restore would cost you work/energy, right? So should that not introduce a supra linear premium for more reliable drives, rather than just the linear

But even a restore would cost you work/energy, right? So should that not introduce a supra linear premium for more reliable drives, rather than just the linear failure percentage? (I realize in practice you probably do, but in the explanation here you said "just look at the failure rates and under bid the competitors by the failure rate of your drive")