I didn't see this mentioned so I thought I'd add it. Hard drives come with different amounts of cache ram. I believe 16MB is about the largest out now.
The point being that a larger cache may result in a bit less work for the moving components which in turn may result in longer life. I'm not sure this would matter in practice though. Still, if your getting a new drive, I'd look for at least an 8MB cache for performance reasons if nothing else.. Another thing worth considering, particularly if you use many of the same drives is how much power they use. High power usage will make them harder to keep cool and cost some more electric wise.. A final factor to consider is how much noise they make. I don't think that has a direct relationship with reliability though since there are a variety of physical components in a drive... -Robert
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