The point is I have been soured on the WD brand since those two experiences. IMO Western Digital is the worst drive manufacturer. While that may not be true now, in my experience it was definitely true in the past. I don't forget very easily and hold I grudges.

I trust Maxtor enough to install in my TiVo. Even though the drive I installed is 7200RPM, it is tons quieter than the stock drive (Quantum). Yeah, I know some of Maxtor's drives are actually Quantums.

Right now I have 3 Maxtor D740 80GB drives in my house in various computers in my apartment. All work extremely quietly and fast and two of them are on 24/7. I am also experimenting with a Samsung 40GB 5400RPM drive that I think is excellent.