I don't even care about the noise but I would want a mechanical drive because I suspect it will last longer. Most of my hard drives from the early 90s still wor

I don't even care about the noise but I would want a mechanical drive because I suspect it will last longer. Most of my hard drives from the early 90s still work. When they fail, they fail gracefully--just mark a few sectors as bad, maybe replace a part of the head. I view most non-mechanical hard drives these days the same as cd-roms, usb sticks, etc., they can't be relied on for long-term storage.