Re:Reliability (Score 0)

The key is not to drop it while it's *on*. Of course, if you have something like IBM's active protection software running (which monitors an accelerometer to determine if the machine is falling or possibly about to bump something), the heads will usually park before a fall and there won't be any damage to the drive or your data. It's possible that one day HD manufacturers will include this technology right in the drives, but that would make configuration more difficult. Right now I'll just stick with my trusty Thinkpad.