[X4U] Re: Lifespan of Harddrives? (a bit off-topic)

[Randy B.Singer]

nk said:

>There is one solution for a Mac user for now: buy from a re-seller  
>who offers a return policy, such as Costco.
>
>Then, if your 150-year drive pukes after 8 months, it's the  
>manufacturer who suffers the $ loss on the gear, not you.


I don't know of a single drive vendor who won't give you a new drive if 
your's fails within, at minimum, one year.  Seagate will do this for a 5 
year period.  







Randy B. Singer
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