ok,
in my opinion i think maxtor gets the most fails, because there are a lot of maxtor drives in computers, i think they are in a term of reliability are each others match, especially, the reputated companies like maxtor, WD, IBM,..
off coarse the IBM Deskstar sucked but that's an exception.
the only drive ever failed me was a maxtor, but my computer, the computer of my parents, my girlfriend,... all have maxtor drives, and i only have build one of these (mine) :lol:
so, just my opinion, always be careful when you read polls!