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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
On 01/23/2016 12:24 AM, Sam wrote:
How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Perce |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:32:09 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote: On 01/23/2016 12:24 AM, Sam wrote: How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Perce Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
wrote in message ... On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:32:09 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy" wrote: On 01/23/2016 12:24 AM, Sam wrote: How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Perce Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. The problem with that theory is that the same external drive has a 3 year warranty here, but a 1 year warranty in the US and is cheaper than the same drive bare here. The real reason they are often cheaper is just the usual reason, they sell in higher volume than internal drives in the retail market. |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 05:06:56 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote: wrote in message .. . On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:32:09 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy" wrote: On 01/23/2016 12:24 AM, Sam wrote: How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Perce Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. The problem with that theory is that the same external drive has a 3 year warranty here, but a 1 year warranty in the US and is cheaper than the same drive bare here. Learn how businesses operate. The laws regarding warranties in other countries are not the same as the US. The real reason they are often cheaper is just the usual reason, they sell in higher volume than internal drives in the retail market. Nope. They are all internal drives. All the external mfrs (OEMs) do is put the internal drives in external boxes and resell the package with a different warranty--one they create. This OEM warranty is not dependent on the drive manufacturer's warranty for an internal drive sold to the public. In the US, the drive manufacturer will not honor any warranty for the drives sold to the OEM unless the claim is made by the OEM against the drive manufacturer--which requires the consumer to return the device to the OEM for warranty service. If the device is out of the OEM's warranty, that is the end of all claims. |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 05:06:56 +1100, "Rod Speed" wrote: wrote in message . .. On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:32:09 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy" wrote: On 01/23/2016 12:24 AM, Sam wrote: How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Perce Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. The problem with that theory is that the same external drive has a 3 year warranty here, but a 1 year warranty in the US and is cheaper than the same drive bare here. Learn how businesses operate. Ran more than one thanks. The laws regarding warranties in other countries are not the same as the US. That longer warranty here isnt imposed by law. The real reason they are often cheaper is just the usual reason, they sell in higher volume than internal drives in the retail market. Nope. Yep. They are all internal drives. Not in the retail market they aren't. All the external mfrs (OEMs) Plenty of them are the manufacturer of the drive. do is put the internal drives in external boxes and resell the package with a different warranty --one they create. This OEM warranty There is no OEM warranty with plenty of external drives. is not dependent on the drive manufacturer's warranty for an internal drive sold to the public. But it is when there is no OEM and the manufacturer of the drive is the manufacturer of the external format of the drive. In the US, the drive manufacturer will not honor any warranty for the drives sold to the OEM unless the claim is made by the OEM against the drive manufacturer-- There is no OEM with plenty of external drives. which requires the consumer to return the device to the OEM for warranty service. The law varys on that world wide. If the device is out of the OEM's warranty, that is the end of all claims. Its nothing like as black and white as that world wide. |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
On 1/25/2016 7:26 AM, wrote:
Nope. They are all internal drives. All the external mfrs (OEMs) do is put the internal drives in external boxes and resell the package .... WD laptop drive size portables, those really little ones, have drives that only have a USB port on/in them. -- Ed Light Better World News TV Channel: http://realnews.com Iraq Veterans Against the War and Related: http://ivaw.org http://votevets.org http://couragetoresist.org http://antiwar.com Send spam to the FTC at Thanks, robots. |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
On 01/25/2016 03:38 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. The problem with that theory is that the same external drive has a 3 year warranty here, but a 1 year warranty in the US and is cheaper than the same drive bare here. Learn how businesses operate. The laws regarding warranties in other countries are not the same as the US. The real reason they are often cheaper is just the usual reason, they sell in higher volume than internal drives in the retail market. Nope. They are all internal drives. All the external mfrs (OEMs) do is put the internal drives in external boxes and resell the package with a different warranty--one they create. This OEM warranty is not dependent on the drive manufacturer's warranty for an internal drive sold to the public. In the US, the drive manufacturer will not honor any warranty for the drives sold to the OEM unless the claim is made by the OEM against the drive manufacturer--which requires the consumer to return the device to the OEM for warranty service. If the device is out of the OEM's warranty, that is the end of all claims. I was not talking about Seagate drives in "Brand X" enclosures: I was talking about Seagate-branded external drives vs. Seagate internal drives of the same capacity -- and in many cases the same model/part# as what is in the enclosure. IIRC, all have the same 2-year warranty. Ii haven't looked at other makes. And now I noticed that BestBuy has 2TB external Seagates (Slim" 2.5" drive inside) with 3-year warranties whereas the 2TB internal notebook drive has only a 2-year warranty. Aren't external drives more likely to suffer rough handling? Perce |
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Why are external drives cheaper than internal?
"Percival P. Cassidy" wrote in message ... On 01/25/2016 03:38 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote: How come Seagate -- to name just one manufacturer -- can sell an external 6TB drive in a case with a USB 3.0 adapter and a cable for less than they sell any 6TB internal drive? reliability? Hardly -- when the drive in the enclosure is the same one (at least in some cases) as the one that is sold for more without the enclosure, wall wart, and USB interface and cable. Warranty period. Internal drives typically have a 3-yr warranty. External devices are usually warranted for 1-2 yrs. So the drive mfr has passed the cost of service and replacement to the reseller. To make the cost of the external box acceptable, the cost of the drive (to the reseller) must be fairly low. Also remember, the reseller must buy a fairly large number of the drives in order to get the lower price. Thus, the drive mfr is getting a chunk of "cash now" and avoiding all those expenses in the future (warranty replacement, etc) related to those bulk-sale drives. The problem with that theory is that the same external drive has a 3 year warranty here, but a 1 year warranty in the US and is cheaper than the same drive bare here. Learn how businesses operate. The laws regarding warranties in other countries are not the same as the US. The real reason they are often cheaper is just the usual reason, they sell in higher volume than internal drives in the retail market. Nope. They are all internal drives. All the external mfrs (OEMs) do is put the internal drives in external boxes and resell the package with a different warranty--one they create. This OEM warranty is not dependent on the drive manufacturer's warranty for an internal drive sold to the public. In the US, the drive manufacturer will not honor any warranty for the drives sold to the OEM unless the claim is made by the OEM against the drive manufacturer--which requires the consumer to return the device to the OEM for warranty service. If the device is out of the OEM's warranty, that is the end of all claims. I was not talking about Seagate drives in "Brand X" enclosures: I was talking about Seagate-branded external drives vs. Seagate internal drives of the same capacity -- and in many cases the same model/part# as what is in the enclosure. IIRC, all have the same 2-year warranty. Ii haven't looked at other makes. And now I noticed that BestBuy has 2TB external Seagates (Slim" 2.5" drive inside) with 3-year warranties whereas the 2TB internal notebook drive has only a 2-year warranty. Aren't external drives more likely to suffer rough handling? That isnt the only thing that affects there warranty period. I just bought a Seagate 8TB external and it has a 3 year warranty and I deliberately bought that one for the 3 year warranty. |
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