HardDrive Warranty

niemic · Jan 16, 2003, 02:12 AM

I feel Maxtor and Western Digital changing their Warranty to one(1) YEAR instead of 3.

Right now, only Western Digital 8mb drives have 3 year warrenty.

What do you guys think?

Krazach · Jan 16, 2003, 03:22 AM

If they did, that's no so good. That used be a nice feature about them.

dzjepp · Jan 16, 2003, 05:57 AM

My HD's failed on an annual basis lately (at least 1 a year!) that dosen't sound to good...

ToshiroOC · Jan 16, 2003, 06:01 AM

Well, the way I see it, is that when they reduce the warranty length, they are paving the way for cheaper hard drives... because the companies no longer have to subsidize repairs for older drives... I really don't think that it matters overmuch - hard drives are quite cheap now, and if a hard drive doesn't fail quickly, it will probably have some good staying power (excluding those IBM's before the 120GXPs...)

merry · Jan 16, 2003, 07:51 AM

I wouldn't know, maybe they also cut production costs at the expense of quality.

I know it's not a HDD, I had this TEAC CD540 (40x CDROM), very good unit... the writer, still TEAC, but newer - well, it's not necessarily bad, but the mechanics are a little worse, you don't get that feel of security - do you know what I mean

Oh, and I think this should go in the Tech forum.

Ryoko · Jan 16, 2003, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by merry
Oh, and I think this should go in the Tech forum.

i agree.

as for the hard drive warranties, my 2 year old maxtor 30's are doing quite well, and my wd 80 se's are also doing quite well. since i usually buy new hard drives every 18 months, i have no issues with warranties. that and if a drive lasts longer than a year it will most likely last longer than 18 months for me.

dai · Jan 17, 2003, 06:56 AM

just had a seagate 20g fail,had to buy new one while sending in for repair went for the wd60g 8mg because it carried 3yr warranty

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jan 19, 2003, 11:33 PM

well the standard as I undersatnd it is warranty is 3 years for retail boxed (like you would buy at staples/circut city)and like 1 year for oem units...(like you would see on pricewatch.com come in just a static bag) nd thier currend drives warranty period fer example my maxtor 60 gb warranty period is undertermaned. Becouse they base it off of whan the will stop production of a paticular drive...and they are still makeing them

Jan 16, 2003, 02:12 AM	#1
niemic DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	HardDrive Warranty I feel Maxtor and Western Digital changing their Warranty to one(1) YEAR instead of 3. Right now, only Western Digital 8mb drives have 3 year warrenty. What do you guys think?

Jan 16, 2003, 03:22 AM	#2
Krazach DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	If they did, that's no so good. That used be a nice feature about them. __________________ -Krazach

Jan 16, 2003, 06:01 AM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, the way I see it, is that when they reduce the warranty length, they are paving the way for cheaper hard drives... because the companies no longer have to subsidize repairs for older drives... I really don't think that it matters overmuch - hard drives are quite cheap now, and if a hard drive doesn't fail quickly, it will probably have some good staying power (excluding those IBM's before the 120GXPs...) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 16, 2003, 07:51 AM	#5
merry gargouille Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: sector ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 962 Rep Power: 0	I wouldn't know, maybe they also cut production costs at the expense of quality. I know it's not a HDD, I had this TEAC CD540 (40x CDROM), very good unit... the writer, still TEAC, but newer - well, it's not necessarily bad, but the mechanics are a little worse, you don't get that feel of security - do you know what I mean Oh, and I think this should go in the Tech forum. __________________ There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't. ~~Leonard Cohen

Jan 16, 2003, 05:57 AM	#3
dzjepp Black Mesa Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 76 Rep Power: 0	My HD's failed on an annual basis lately (at least 1 a year!) that dosen't sound to good...

Jan 17, 2003, 06:56 AM	#7
dai DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	just had a seagate 20g fail,had to buy new one while sending in for repair went for the wd60g 8mg because it carried 3yr warranty

Jan 19, 2003, 11:33 PM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	well the standard as I undersatnd it is warranty is 3 years for retail boxed (like you would buy at staples/circut city)and like 1 year for oem units...(like you would see on pricewatch.com come in just a static bag) nd thier currend drives warranty period fer example my maxtor 60 gb warranty period is undertermaned. Becouse they base it off of whan the will stop production of a paticular drive...and they are still makeing them