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Socks · 03-07-2012, 04:01 PM

Normally I buy the biggest cheapest HDDs I can find, because for my purposes they're all pretty similar.

I've had 2 fail on me in the last 2 weeks though, both still under warranty, both Seagates.

So I looked at new ones, and I clicked warranty which I normally don't do, and it says ONE year.. wtf?!

I called the store and he said Seagate just did this very recently, and other companies may follow soon, because if they can get away with it why not.

I see a deal on today for a 2TB Seagate on sale for $109, 7200rpm with a 5 year warranty still, so I think I'm gonna go get a few.

03-07-2012, 04:01 PM
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	HDD warranty lengths quietly dropped, be careful when buying Normally I buy the biggest cheapest HDDs I can find, because for my purposes they're all pretty similar. I've had 2 fail on me in the last 2 weeks though, both still under warranty, both Seagates. So I looked at new ones, and I clicked warranty which I normally don't do, and it says ONE year.. wtf?! I called the store and he said Seagate just did this very recently, and other companies may follow soon, because if they can get away with it why not. I see a deal on today for a 2TB Seagate on sale for $109, 7200rpm with a 5 year warranty still, so I think I'm gonna go get a few.