external hard drives

[awofinden]

I know there not that great but, which is the most reliable in 500 GB type size. My Western digital mybook 500GB drive just died on me, thankfully I have a back up. Very irritating, any consensus on which drive is least bad?

[Wayne Fox]

I know there not that great but, which is the most reliable in 500 GB type size. My Western digital mybook 500GB drive just died on me, thankfully I have a back up. Very irritating, any consensus on which drive is least bad?
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Luck of the draw I'm afraid.

Although the cabinet design ... power supply and cooling system ... can have a significant impact.  I'm not sure the mybook was designed for heavy usage.

I have a  couple of cabinets from firewiredirect.com, and have used both WD and Seagate drives in them with decent success so far.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I think the best bet is any two drives by different makers. They are less likely to both fail at the same time (dual backups, of course).