Ding ding, we have a winner! That's why I buy my drives in retail packaging now. If I do buy an OEM drive, it is from ZZF, where they actually do a good job of protecting a drive with their custom foam box approach. I'll never, ever buy an OEM drive from Newegg after receiving several with their cheap-ass big bubble wrap in one layer, with all bubbles popped.
Frankly, I'm not too impressed with Newegg at all anymore...cheesy, cheap packing materials coupled with insane price gouging on new technology items...it's only their quick order turnaround and relatively good general-purpose selection that I use them at all anymore. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 10:43 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Seagate drive died > > > > > >The only consistency in the hardware industry is inconsistency. > > 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 > drives that were thrown in a box loose with bubble wrap and were > rolling around inside the box when delivered. NewEgg isn't much better. > >
