Don't compare old technology with new one... pointless... I tested the OC'ed Gulftown with the H70 unit , blowing the heatload fully into the case... never ever reached 60°C inside...

Could fail , doesn't mean they will fail,...

Define a normal user to me plz..; HD video encoding is not a normal user. How many harddrives will be put in a PC that leaves a shop ? Rarely more than two... Plus most motherboards got 3rd party solutions onboard... more than two ports available...

To me this discussion feels more than just exchanging thoughts... similar to discussions I have seen in the past that could end very badly in the long run... think about it, I sure I will...

that's where you focus on? nice.
5-15% failure rate is reason enough for a recall. And that's what they're doing.

HD video encoding is mainstream; enough tools to convert your DVDs to iPhone format. So that's definitely "normal" usage. As is trying to keep all your old HDDs into the new build. 2+2 = 4. Where do you plug in your new SATA DVD writer? :)