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From: "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Hard Drive Reliability Review for 2015"
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:53:28 +1100
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Sam <newsgroup2003@gmail.com> wrote 
> Rod Speed wrote

>> Dunno, the Hitachi/HGST are doing ok.
 
>> Remains to be seen what will happen
>> with the drive quality now that they have
>> been taken over by Western Digital tho.
 
>> Don't like their warranty approach myself,
>> pay for return of the drive to them. That
>> can mean that it isnt worth the cost for me.

> Dont' most RMA HD companies work that 
> way where you have to pay shipping to them?

That varys with the jurisdiction. It isn't legal I some.