In a message dated 3/22/10 11:16:42 AM, ktilfo...@cox.net writes:
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:45 PM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: > > > One good thing about Seagate is the 5 year warranty, no receipt > > necessary. > > Not true. I have two Seagate HDs that I bought off LEM-Swap that are > brand new, both with less than 10 hours total time, manufactured in > 2009. I assumed they would be covered by the 5 year warranty, but > alas, these drives were removed from external enclosures, and thus, > the 5 year warranty was voided. I was so mad I could scream. These HDs > are IDENTICAL to every other Seagate HD I've ever seen, and yet > because they're not inside the original external enclosure they were > sold in they get ZERO warranty even though they're brand spanking new. > I don't think this is fair. Their explanation was, "would you warranty > a motor that had been removed from it's car", and I said, "when your > business is selling motors and not cars I think this answer is yes". > It didn't help, I out $250 for brand new Seagate HDs. Buyer beware for > used Seagate hardware, even if it's "new". > Thanks for the heads up. I've not been in that postion yet. That's kinda a bummer because if the drive needs to be in a machine to display SMART info then I guess you wait till the thing pukes on you if it's in an enclosure? That sucks. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
