I don't think so, their posts still have all the details and the Seagates stick out like a very sore thumb in their tables: https://backblazeprod.wpenginepower

I don't think so, their posts still have all the details and the Seagates stick out like a very sore thumb in their tables: https://backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2-Annual-AFR-table-for-2024.png https://backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads... and graphs: https://backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/13_20TB-Models-Compared-Fixed.png https://backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads... Since it's not in interest of Backblaze or anyone to smear their brand It is if they want to negotiate pricing; and even in the past, Seagates were usually priced lower than HGST or WD drives. To me, it looks like they just aren't as consistent, as they have some very low failure rate models but also some very high ones; and naturally everyone will be concerned about the latter.