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Hi there
ANY mechanical devce can (and does --although fortunately not too often) fail.
As to replacements -- do you actually NEED 2TB or so online . If you do however then :
The WD passport 1TB disks work just fine and can even withstand small things like being dropped on to a Wooden or carpeted but NOT a stone) floor.
My system is to have a load of these WD passport pocket sized 1TB USB disks which use the computers own USB power (no external power supply needed) and copy any data I actually need to have online to disks I've got connected to a server which I have access to. (A virtual server can also be used for this too).
In general HDD's don't fail often BUT THEY CAN -- so you should ALWAYS HAVE BACKUP.
Cheers
jimbo