When I started searching for a high capacity hard drive this was one of toppers in my list. I decided to go for it after reading great reviews on Amazon. I was extremely happy when I received it as it was my first 500G drive. It was fine for the first six months, it started acting up after that. It would not be recognizable unless I reboot my computer and then finally died on me on one fine day!Just imagine if I SUCK at my job, how would I be able feed my family?!?!? You would think you rely on a company which ONLY specializes in hard drives. How could you let us down? That means you REALLY SUCK at your day job! Thankfully I have been using computers long enough to understand the risk and make multiple backups. But think of those who believe in companies like these.Hey if you think about it, it is better for the company isn't it? One HD lost is one HD bought! Pathetic!!!Go for IOMEGA or LACIE instead.