I would ignore the person who told you that. The remark makes no sense. Sustitute G-Tech or OWC for LaCie, or substitute SD for HD, and it still makes no sense.
no lacie does suck. but in general not just hd. they have an incredibly high failure rate, and no cosistency between manufacturing runs as all parts are lowest bidder.
i think the real question here comes down to general experience. sure individual mileage will vary - but list all the brands weve mentioned in this (and similar) thread.
which ones get the most bad reports? lacie is gonna win that one hands down. just a fact - BUT, lacie arguably has sold more units than all the other brands in the race combined, second only to maxtor - who coincidentally is second in the gross number of horror stories. its understandable that the vendor with 10x the number of sold units would have a higher number of problems... but still, i say basic logic is to go with the vendors youve heard less bad from: