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at the expense of heartburn and worry as you pray for no additional failures while waiting for the replacement drive to be shipped).


That's why I order one more than I need and leave it on the shelf in the ESD bag. If one were to die, I'd swap it immediately and order a new one for the shelf.

That doesn't always work. If you end up with a defective drive then there is a chance that it is a manufacturing problem and an entire batch might be affected. Since most people buy all their drives in one go and also of the same make and model, it is highly likely that you've got multiple drives of the same batch. *cough* IBM DeathStar *cough*