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Bare Drive vs. clothed?
What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be
in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Thanks, JimR |
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Bare Drive vs. clothed?
JimR wrote:
What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Just some basics like screws and a jumper diagram usually. Is it just the packaging. Pretty much. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Yeah, its no use to you. |
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JimR wrote: What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. They're mechanically and electronically identical, but Seagate retail- boxed drives sold in the US are usually warranted for 5 years, while their bare drives are covered for only 3 years. BTW if you buy a drive, immediately save a copy of the warranty and warranty expiration date at the manufacturer's website because they may change the terms later on. Samsung did that with some Spinpoint F1 drives sold in 2008 and chopped 2 years off the 5-year warranties and required returning the broken drives to Samsung rather than to the dealer. Samsung has lied about this. |
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Bare Drive vs. clothed?
JimR wrote:
What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. No difference in the drive, however you mau get different warranty periods and you may get mounting material and/or extra software with the drive in a box. Usually not worth the price difference. Arno -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: GnuPG: ID: 1E25338F FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F ---- Cuddly UI's are the manifestation of wishful thinking. -- Dylan Evans |
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Bare Drive vs. clothed?
In article , JimR wrote:
What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Thanks, JimR Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. |
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"GMAN" wrote in message ... In article , JimR wrote: What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Thanks, JimR Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. Actually, it's sort of the opposite. For warranty, it's best to buy an OEM drive. Taking Western Digital for instance, the OEM drives usually have 3 to 5 year warrantees. The same drive in a retail package from a big box retailer will only have a one year warranty. In both cases the warranty is directly through WD, as it is for the other HD manufacturers. Also, an HD warranty is usually based on the date of manufacturer, with a bit extra for distribution channel time. A drive bought from a big box may have been sitting on the shelf, or in their warehouse for months, whereas OEM drives from small computer stores are usually current stock. Any OEM drives I've bought from smaller retailers have usually been manufactured within the preceeding two months. Smaller operations usually carry minimal stock, and reorder frequently as needed. WD has a utility on their sit where you can enter a drive's serial number to get the warranty expiry date. |
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GMAN wrote
JimR wrote What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. Hardly ever, actually. In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. And that hardly ever is the case. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. You do with bare drives most of the time too. |
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In article , "Ian D" wrote:
"GMAN" wrote in message ... In article , JimR wrote: What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Thanks, JimR Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. Actually, it's sort of the opposite. For warranty, it's best to buy an OEM drive. Taking Western Digital for instance, the OEM drives usually have 3 to 5 year warrantees. The same drive in a retail package from a big box retailer will only have a one year warranty. In both cases the warranty is directly through WD, as it is for the other HD manufacturers. Also, an HD warranty is usually based on the date of manufacturer, with a bit extra for distribution channel time. NO, in the USA, the retail boxed drive is more likely to have a larger warranty. If the drive is sold at a small reseller, in just a plain plastic pouch, THEY usually have NO manufacturers warranty. Most say right on the drive that they are only warranted thru the rebuilder. A drive bought from a big box may have been sitting on the shelf, or in their warehouse for months, whereas OEM drives from small computer stores are usually current stock. Any OEM drives I've bought from smaller retailers have usually been manufactured within the preceeding two months. Smaller operations usually carry minimal stock, and reorder frequently as needed. Read me what the label says on that drive, i bet it says its only warranted thru the reseller. When companies like Dell, HP and others buy theese drives for their systems, THEY are then the ones who warranty them. Seagate or WD wont cover them. WD has a utility on their sit where you can enter a drive's serial number to get the warranty expiry date. And in certain states like Utah, the warranty starts when the drive or product is bought. They cant say that you have lost 6 months off the warranty just because it has sat there that long at Best Buy. |
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In article , "Rod Speed" wrote:
GMAN wrote JimR wrote What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. Hardly ever, actually. Exactly, many require you to buy a stupid warranty to cover the drive if at all. That is what this reseller does. He is a cheap ass ripoff artist http://www.ebccomputers.com/ In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. And that hardly ever is the case. The reseller is under no requirement by say Seagate to cover the drives that were meant to be sold only to rebuilders. I had a 750GB Seagate drive go south and EBC computers in Salt Lake City would not replace it, And seagate said it wouldnt either due to it being a reseller drive, and not retail packaged. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. You do with bare drives most of the time too. Bull **** look at seagates own FAQ at the URL below for the proof. Most drive manufacturers will not honor the warranty unless it was a built for retail drive. You must in this situation return the drive thru the small reseller you bought it from. Most the time these bare drives in static bags were meant for system integrators to build into their pc systems and as such have no warranty thru Seagate to the end home customer. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/cr...DocId=202271#6 Q. Why do I have to go back to my place of purchase to return a drive that was sold as a system component? A. Seagate sells many drives to direct customers who use them as a computer system component. In these cases, the Limited Warranty only extends to Seagate's direct customers and is not assignable or transferable. See AnswerID: 169851 for more information. http://support.wdc.com/warranty/poli...pe=res&lang=en Warranty Policy and Limitations No limited warranty is provided by WD unless your WD Product ("Product") was purchased from an authorized distributor or authorized reseller. Distributors may sell Products to resellers who then sell Products to end users. Please see below for warranty information or obtaining service. No warranty service is provided unless the Product is returned to an authorized return center in the region (warranty regions are identified as Canada, U.S.A., Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, India and Thailand) where the Product was first shipped by WD, which may have regional specific warranty implications. If your Product was purchased as a component integrated within a system by a system manufacturer, no limited warranty is provided by WD. Please contact the place of purchase or the system manufacturer directly for warranty service. |
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Bare Drive vs. clothed?
"GMAN" wrote in message ... In article , "Ian D" wrote: "GMAN" wrote in message ... In article , JimR wrote: What is the difference between a bare drive vs. one that appears to be in consumer packaging? Is it just the packaging. For 5 bux difference, I can skip the glossy box. Thanks, JimR Alot of times the bare drive only has a warranty thru who sold it to you. In other words, if it was a bare drive meant to be installed in dell computers or a manufacturer, and you buy that drive from some street vender or strip mall store, you might be out of luck if they go out of business or dont backup their drives. If you buy a retail package drive , you get the full warranty of the manufacturer. Actually, it's sort of the opposite. For warranty, it's best to buy an OEM drive. Taking Western Digital for instance, the OEM drives usually have 3 to 5 year warrantees. The same drive in a retail package from a big box retailer will only have a one year warranty. In both cases the warranty is directly through WD, as it is for the other HD manufacturers. Also, an HD warranty is usually based on the date of manufacturer, with a bit extra for distribution channel time. NO, in the USA, the retail boxed drive is more likely to have a larger warranty. If the drive is sold at a small reseller, in just a plain plastic pouch, THEY usually have NO manufacturers warranty. Most say right on the drive that they are only warranted thru the rebuilder. A drive bought from a big box may have been sitting on the shelf, or in their warehouse for months, whereas OEM drives from small computer stores are usually current stock. Any OEM drives I've bought from smaller retailers have usually been manufactured within the preceeding two months. Smaller operations usually carry minimal stock, and reorder frequently as needed. Read me what the label says on that drive, i bet it says its only warranted thru the reseller. When companies like Dell, HP and others buy theese drives for their systems, THEY are then the ones who warranty them. Seagate or WD wont cover them. WD has a utility on their sit where you can enter a drive's serial number to get the warranty expiry date. And in certain states like Utah, the warranty starts when the drive or product is bought. They cant say that you have lost 6 months off the warranty just because it has sat there that long at Best Buy. Western Digital drives are warranteed directly by them. If you have a problem with a WD drive, you go to their website and get an RMA number. You send the drive to them, and when they confirm it's defective, they send you a new, or refurbed drive. At the low cost of drives, a lot of users don't bother with all this, and just buy a new drive. The only drive I've ever had fail was a WD 2.5GB that failed after 12 years. I just noticed that the newer WD retail drives, such as the 1TB Caviar Black have the same 5 year warranty as the OEM. As far as sitting on the shelf at a store is concerned, the full warranty will still most likely be available, as the built in lead time can be up to six months. I just bought a WD drive that has a 5 1/2 year warrantee period from the date of manufacture, and that was only one month prior to the date of purchase, so I have 5 months extra warranty. |
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