Brian Phillips wrote: > Michael Torrie wrote: >> Brian Phillips wrote: >>> I would say these reports, combined with the fact Seagate dropped >>> their 5-year warranty, is enough to make me say no more. It will >>> probably be a while before I buy another Seagate. >> When did they drop their 5 year warranties? >> >> I bought 3 drives recently (2 might be affected by this firmware >> crap). All three have five year warranties. > > They dropped it this month. Consumer drives purchased after Jan 3rd are > only warranted for 3 years. > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3188
Interesting. Guess no consumer drive is left with much warranty. 3 years is still better than the 1 year that most drives offer now. Hence this factor alone isn't a good reason not buy Seagate. I replace drives every 3 years anyway, usually, as I outgrow them. Seems like every brand of drive has major issues that shook my faith in them. First it was Quantum, then Western Digital. Now Seagate. What do people recommend? -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
