WD seems to have the most reliable drives of those tested, with Toshiba being a relatively close second
Some models of drives are significantly more likely to fail than others, with some having a ~6% annual failure rate vs another model from the same company at 1%
Seagate had a rough year when it comes to reliability
It’s hard to tell if capacity affects drive life as the drives being tested have been in use for different lengths of time
From what I remember, Seagate has a rough year most years when it comes to reliability. Especially the 12TBs. But to be fair, most of the Seagate drives are >1 year older than the WD drives. Though when you compare then to the old HGSTs with a 0.08% average failure rate 😅
Also the 22TB WD drives at 1% after less than 2 years of service. Oof.
So to sum up the data, it sounds like:
From what I remember, Seagate has a rough year most years when it comes to reliability. Especially the 12TBs. But to be fair, most of the Seagate drives are >1 year older than the WD drives. Though when you compare then to the old HGSTs with a 0.08% average failure rate 😅
Also the 22TB WD drives at 1% after less than 2 years of service. Oof.