Originally Posted by
Bushfiva
Well yes, Red are rated 24x7 while Green aren't, but I'm not sure how many people actually take note of that spec. I don't, and I never turn my stuff off.
My 1.5TB Green drive has been on for about 28,000 hours so far and is still going OK. I didn't see problems until the 3TB drives; I had to replace one because of bad blocks and another because it causes Windows to lock up for long periods when reading from it.