Chuck, Your argument is centered around the proposition that there is such a concept as a "1 year drive" and a "3/5 year drive".
I'm sorry, but that is just patently incorrect. First, the logistics of having two production lines with different procurement processes just isn't economical. Then, they'd need some way to distinguish the drive lines--and no such mechanism has ever been identified. While one could argue that they may use a single production line and just bin the output (similar to how CPUs are binned after production based on individual part performance characteristics), I do not believe that this could be the case either. While it is relatively easy to find the performance limitations of a processor to bin appropriately, I do not believe that there is a comparable quick test for a hard drive. Hard drive manufacturers spend very little time actually testing the parts after manufacturing, negating the possibility of a "2nds" drive category. In short: A drive with a 1-year warranty is no more or less reliable than a drive with a 5-year warranty. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:39 AM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Seagate drive died > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Winterlight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Hardware List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: [H] Seagate drive died > > > > > I think it has more to do with how drives are shipped from the > vendor. > > Vendors use to send these out in boxes with big foam inserts, but now > you > > are lucky if they secure it in bubble wrap. I have bought > > What does it take to convince people that there are many reasons to > avoid > name brand computers? In just the hard drive arena, name brand computer > manufacturers buy 1 year hard drives. That is all the warranty most > offer > and they are not going to pay for 5 year hard drives. You can bet the > quality of a Seagate or WD 1 year drive is nowhere near the quality of > a 5 > year drive. > *SNIP*
