Is there a hard drive that is easy to repair if broken? Easy to recover data, swap parts, etc. I have done a fair bit of research and found that Toshiba is among the worst in those categories, but what is the best? Thanks for the info guys. Cheers!

buy couple notebooks and write down everything

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SAN, NAS, RAID, Server, and HDD Data Recovery.

A backup a day keeps DR away. :-)

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A backup a day keeps DR away.

I was luckily able to recover my data from the network storage backup that I have set on automatic. I almost completely forgot about it, but was so happy when I remembered. I am in the market for a new external HDD though, and just thought some guys here would be able to recommend the best one. Thanks again though, I'll definitely look into the once a day thing.

There isn't a "best one"

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You don't have to backup all of your files, just the ones you want to keep.

According to the following study, Hitachi is the most reliable brand at the moment, followed by Samsung. It doesn't say anything about ease of repair, though.

Study: A Look At Hard Drive Reliability In Russia:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hdd ... ,2681.html

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A backup a day keeps DR away.

Just so you know
Storelab is almost unknown in Russia

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SAN, NAS, RAID, Server, and HDD Data Recovery.

thanks for your continued help fzakbar. I'll look into those now. I enjoyed reading that link btw.