Ok.
All the Western Digital Drives I had, each and every single one, died. So as for Western Digital- Nope
Maxtor- I had one Maxtor, it worked for 3 years, then dropped dead instantly. Didn't show any signs of dying, what so ever. Just died.
Seagate- The newer models are very quiet, dont get hot, and work nice, I had a new rig, with a new 100GB Seagate model, burn in for a friend, for 1 week. It's an awsome drive.
IBM- The older models suck. HOWEVER, the newer, 120GXP series, are all really good drives.
I run one 120GB 120GXP IBM drive, and my mother same one. I never had an error with this drive. It never makes noise. It get's warm, which is why I cool it, and it stays nice that way.
I trust this drive, and I reccomend getting either Seagate, or IBM 120GXP or above series