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just a dice you don't need to roll
Packaging a drive for sale in an external enclosure doesn't make it any more prone to failure compared to one that wasn't.
except you don't know what you're buying.
the fact it's typically cheaper than buying the naked drive should tell you everything you need to know about the risk involved.
That the market buying internal drives is generally willing to pay more for the product vs the people buying an external drive? Because cost of the parts (AKA Bill of Materials, or BOM) is only a small part of what determines the price on the shelf.
The fact the WD has a whole thing about refusing to honor the warranty (likely in violation of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act) should tell you what you really need to know.