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Hard Drive Makers Slash Warranties

Posted by samzenpus on from the they-don't-make-them-like-they-used-to dept.

Lucas123 writes "Both Seagate and Western Digital have reduced their hard drive warranties, in some cases from five years to one year. While Western Digital wouldn't explain why, it did say it has nothing to do with the flooding of its manufacturing plants in Thailand, which has dramatically impacted its ability to turn out drives. For its part, Seagate is saying it cut back its warranties to be more closely aligned with other drive manufacturers."

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  1. Re:LOL by geminidomino · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Great. NOW which manufacturer am I going to trust? :P

    At least if Seagate's turned to crap, they were still "covered for 3-5 years crap."

    And it'll be a cold day in hell before I trust anything more important to my fetish porn collection to a WD drive...