agreed. I think I had around 7 different barracuda 7200's.. not a single one remains operable, all failed, though they did survive >1yr, they just didn't have t

agreed. I think I had around 7 different barracuda 7200's.. not a single one remains operable, all failed, though they did survive >1yr, they just didn't have the longevity of WD's or Hitachi's which ran on the same infra (and in most cases, continue to run).