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JoelK · 2005-02-23, 07:34 AM

Back on warranty....

I guess it depends on your perspective. I just had a 120GB 7200rpm drive fail that I purchased 1.8 years ago (got it for $125 shipped), and I believed I had a 3 year warranty (Western Digital SE drive). Come to find out, WD wouldn't honor the warranty because it was sold as a "Dell drive" and Dell only provided a 1 year warranty. So I ended up dropping $100 on a 160 7200rpm Seagate that i _knew_ had a 5 year warranty... and deciding never to buy WD again.

For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find a use for a 100+ GB drive 3 years from now. Then again, I have 5 computers (could probably dredge that up to 7 or 8 if I wanted to put the parts together from older stuff)... so don't make me lay down my 99% geekiness here.

Oh, one other thought... if, 4.5 years down the line, Seagate is out of xxxGB drives, they'll replace your drive with >xxxGB drive.

I'm personally holding out for a Seagate 250GB drive for $100 out the door. I figure that will probably happen within the next 2-3 months.

2005-02-23, 07:34 AM	#14
JoelK EJ22 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Minden, NV Posts: 144	Back on warranty.... I guess it depends on your perspective. I just had a 120GB 7200rpm drive fail that I purchased 1.8 years ago (got it for $125 shipped), and I believed I had a 3 year warranty (Western Digital SE drive). Come to find out, WD wouldn't honor the warranty because it was sold as a "Dell drive" and Dell only provided a 1 year warranty. So I ended up dropping $100 on a 160 7200rpm Seagate that i _knew_ had a 5 year warranty... and deciding never to buy WD again. For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to find a use for a 100+ GB drive 3 years from now. Then again, I have 5 computers (could probably dredge that up to 7 or 8 if I wanted to put the parts together from older stuff)... so don't make me lay down my 99% geekiness here. Oh, one other thought... if, 4.5 years down the line, Seagate is out of xxxGB drives, they'll replace your drive with >xxxGB drive. I'm personally holding out for a Seagate 250GB drive for $100 out the door. I figure that will probably happen within the next 2-3 months.