Greens are not designed for that kind of duty. Also they have variable speed spindles and variable speed seek to keep noise down. My parents' PC has a 1.5TB Gr

Greens are not designed for that kind of duty. Also they have variable speed spindles and variable speed seek to keep noise down. My parents' PC has a 1.5TB Green for backups for almost a decade now, and that drive is fine, too. Looks like it's mostly a horses for courses matter.