I’ve seen this claim twice now in this thread that WD bought Seagate; and I’m not saying you’re wrong, bit I legitimately don’t see this info anywhere online and I’m pretty sure neither owns the other.
Mind, I’m on mobile so it’s hard to verify things but, I suspect there’s some confusion here.
My understanding is that it’s a relatively recent issue, maybe last 5 or so years? WD is currently leading the pack if I remember correctly.
This is the website im referring to btw. You happened to catch me on my lunch so I could go find it. They have lots of stats, and it’s not like it covers 100% of drives but personally I still think it’s useful and you can draw some general conclusions from it.
I’m at work so I’m sorry for not being able to provide a source, but there’s a website that tracks hard drive failure rates and Seagate is consistently one of the worst brands. So there’s some extra facts for you.
I’ve seen this claim twice now in this thread that WD bought Seagate; and I’m not saying you’re wrong, bit I legitimately don’t see this info anywhere online and I’m pretty sure neither owns the other.
Mind, I’m on mobile so it’s hard to verify things but, I suspect there’s some confusion here.