[Alain_Roy]

Hello All,
Just got the news that my hard drive (Hitachi 120Gig) that came with my MacBook Pro is toast. Can't recover the data. Fun! I don't want to put another hard disk that will give me only a few months worth. What's your recommendation? Seagate, Western Digital? What's working well for MacBook Pro?
Thanks!

[sportymonk]

Just had my hard drive fail on my 3.5 year old Powerbook G4 so I know the feeling. Almost lost 2 years of digital pictures I had on it. (Promise I will make backups regularly from now on.) Hitachi is a good name in hard drives.You have to remember that hard drives are like light bulbs, some burn out quickly, some last a long time, but ultimately, all will fail. Surprised to hear yours failed that quickly.

[RichL]

Hi:
Back ups are SO important.
My Story
Hard drives WILL fail. Good brands are Hitachi and Seagate......but even these drives WILL fail, so you need a back-up strategy.
Also, that failed drive should be under warrenty. I'm sure you could get a free replacement.
RichL

[drmbb]

Agreed. You will find some people who swear by any one of the major name brands of hard drives. Nonn of them are inherently bad, but as RichL says, buying any hard drive is a bit of a crap shoot. Many times you will get years of reliable use (often well past their expected lifetime), but sometimes, regardless of make or model, you'll get one that goes belly up at any given moment.
There is no security with hard drives, other then a good backup (preferably multiple, redundant backup copies).