JJV
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join:2001-04-25
Seattle, WA
clubs: | why?
Why would anyone buy one? |
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53059959
Temp banned from BBR more then anyone
join:2002-10-02
PwnZone | I know this is beyond stupid. your average joe would toss his music on the drive but it wouldnt work, say "fuck it" and return it from the store he bought it from. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
1 edit | reply to JJV
Their drives are crap anyway. I used to only use WD, then a few years ago, they dropped the warranty down to 1 year or somesuch.. and low and behold I had 2 200 GB drives die while very new.
I use only Seagate now due to the long warranty. |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
| said by KrK  :Their drives are crap anyway. I used to only use WD, then a few years ago, they dropped the warranty down to 1 year or somesuch.. and low and behold I had 2 200 GB drives die while very new. I use only Seagate now due to the long warranty. I have the opposite experience, my seagate and maxtor drives have failed, but the WDs and IBM (deathstars) still going strong.
Seagate snubs Linux >> »www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/···bs-linux
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Blackened
Your Freedom Fries Are Stale
join:2003-09-29
1 edit | reply to KrK
WD drives always worked fine for me.
However, this is rather disappointing, and would just ensure my switch to Seagate.
If I felt like sharing from my network, whether it be approved or not, I should be able to do so without interference. |
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dgb2007
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WD is garbage...that they are pulling theses stunts come as no surprise... |
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KrK
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Yes, I'm sure with Hard-drives, it's a "Luck of the draw" type deal and you can find people who swear up and down by a particular brand.
However, for me, the deciding factor is warranty.
If one Manufacturer offers 90 days, and the other 3 years, (or better, 5) well, I'm going with the 3 years. I feel that if the manufacturer is worried enough about the quality of their product to not stand behind it for long then I should be worried as well. Also, I notice some manufacturers will warranty high end drives for a decent period, but then have a short warranty on their "Consumer grade" type drives. To me that suggests: Good quality control for the high end, but low quality/rejects for the "Consumer". Either way, I call it on warranty.
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