after the tragedy of this
http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=11&topic_id=41685&mesg_id=41685&listing_type=search

I think I have issues with commitment.

I just got the replacement in the mail today. Works fine so far. But then again, the other one worked fine for a few weeks.

are external hard drives all shakey? what if I don't leave it plugged in?

I can't go through the pain of another crashed hd.