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HGST most reliable, Toshiba least, in Backblaze HDD study · 1 source tracked

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A peer-reviewed study analyzing 443,000 Backblaze hard drives has identified HGST as the most reliable brand, followed by Western Digital, while Toshiba and Seagate exhibited higher failure rates. The research, conducted by economists Christoph Siemroth and Yeomyung Park, re-analyzed 12 years of Backblaze's public drive data, covering over 1.66 million drive-years. The study controlled for factors like drive age, capacity, and operating temperature, revealing that Toshiba drives showed a significant increase in failure rates after 60 months of service. The findings suggest potential shared technology between HGST and Western Digital due to WD's acquisition of HGST. AI

RANK_REASON Peer-reviewed study analyzing hardware reliability. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Seagate a close second on most unreliable list

    Backblaze's quarterly reports compare whichever drives are available at the time.

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