Not according to - https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-u...
Maybe it`s a little bit personal opinion at the end of the day which with HDD it should`nt be the case but it is... But I`m not going to start calling you of all people a liar so yeas if the evidence points to the WD then go for it. It`s just a standard hard drive after all... Both of them are good established brands....