Re:I have one ... (Score 1)

I bought four 80 gig IBM Deskstars a couple of years ago and *all* of them died within 12 months.

I still have working Seagate drives five years after purchasing them.

These days i buy Maxtor - very quiet and (so far) reliable. And yes, all the IBM's started clicking just before they died. I managed to salvage the data on one by putting it in a ziplock bag in the freezer overnight. It worked for another 2 hours and then clicked out.

Go figure ; )