They don't. I've had 3 drives (out of probably 25 or 30 total ordered from them) packaged in this way arrive dead. Try returning a drive to any HD manufacturer in that packaging...bet the warranty will be invalidated. I, too, generally buy drives from ZZF due to their excellent foam HD enclosure packaging.
I really like WD. Excepting the awful new Green Power line, I (1) like their drives, (2) have been satisfied with their reliability _for me_ (emphasis added; frankly, unless you're dealing with hundreds or thousands of drives a year, your sample size is too small to mean jack), and (3) love their return policy. They willingly cross-ship without a fee (just a standard hold) and generally process things in a timely and efficient manner. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 4:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] My PC Build for January > > > > I DO NOT like the way that NewEgg packages their oem drives for > shipment. A > > couple wraps of bubble wrap and thrown in a box with styrofoam. I > switched > > to Zip Zoom Fly for hard drives due to their full styrofoam box for > the hard > > drive. Just my experience. YMMV. > > > > > I bought two OEM returned drives from these that were packaged this > way. > I wasn't very impressed, I admit, but both drives seem to be working > just fine. Perhaps they know more about packaging and shipping parts > than I do.
