Best HDD's for laptops?

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

LEI CHEN wrote:
> As long as I concern of using laptop, the best HDD should be Toshiba
> TravelStar.

Travelstar is an IBM brand.

I use Toshibas since 1997 without fault. I have had one fault with a 
TravelStar.

> Hello, my laptop's HDD (Toshiba MK401GAS 40 GB) had a horrible mechanical
> failure a few days ago, after about 3 years of use.

It could have been just bad luck.

> What HDD brands/models/manufacturers would you recommend?
> I need one that resists heavy use..

IBM/Hitachi have meanwhile selected models for this purpose. I never 
have seen them in the wild.

Erich