Hi Andrew,
You may not have to buy another HDD.
Have you heard of "spinrite", from grc.cm?
The best HDD maintenance & recovery program available.
Cost is $89.00 US but is really worth the $$.
I use it occasionally to keep my HDD up-to-scratch.
If you have a HDD problem, this will most likely fix it.
Good luck.
ps. I also had trouble with a Samsung HDD.
Was terribly noisy & out of balance.
Much prefer Seagate.
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