Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability
Date	2020-08-23 16:20 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
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On 2020-08-22, Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> wrote:
> On 8/22/20 11:45 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
>> On 2020-08-22, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>>> In message <t0_%G.413861$DO2.340698@fx45.iad> Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
>>>> On 2020-08-21 16:45, Wade Garrett wrote:
>>>
>>> Of note, never buy any hard drive on Amazon. They routinely sell
>>> drives they claim are sold by Amazon (they are not) and that they have
>>> a manufacturer's warranty (they do not). When the drives fail, and
>>> they will, you will find yourself trying to deal with some "company"
>>> you've never heard of trying to get a warranty replacement and Amazon
>>> will tell you to fuck off.
>>>
>>> (Company as in some guy selling OEM drives out of his storage locker).
>> 
>> I wouldn't go so far as to say "never - just be smart about it.
>> 
>> There are indeed scammy sellers on Amazon's marketplace. I once
>> purchased a drive from an Amazon reseller ("ServerPartsDeals" or
>> something like that, IIRC), and got a drive that showed no warranty
>> coverage because it was sold as an OEM part in a computer before the
>> Amazon marketplace reseller resold it to me. Thanksfully, they took the
>> drive back without any fuss.
>> 
>> Luckily, it's really easy to avoid shady resellers on Amazon: just make
>> sure the item you want to purchase says "sold and fulfilled by Amazon".
>> 
>> I've purchased all of my drives from Amazon for the past few years
>> without issue. I always check the serial number for warranty coverage on
>> the manufacturer's website before opening the antistatic bag just in
>> case. They have all been new drives with full coverage. And all of them
>> are still running fine.
>> 
> It's not just Amazon that has "marketplace" sellers who wear the gloss 
> of the reputable big name website they're selling on- unless, as you 
> say, you read carefully and buy only "sold and fulfilled by...".
>
> I've seen them listed on Newegg, Sears Roebuck, Walmart, etc.

Yep, same here, and I apply the same rule to them.

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Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2020-08-21 16:45 -0400
  Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2020-08-21 16:35 -0700
    Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2020-08-22 09:40 -0400
  Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-08-21 20:53 -0400
    Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-22 07:04 +0000
      Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2020-08-22 09:45 -0400
      Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2020-08-22 07:02 -0700
      Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-22 15:45 +0000
        Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-22 16:10 +0000
          Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-23 16:19 +0000
            Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2020-08-23 22:00 +0000
              Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-25 20:56 +0000
        Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2020-08-22 13:17 -0400
          Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-23 16:20 +0000
    Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-22 15:36 +0000
      Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Paul Goodman <goodmanp@comcast.net> - 2020-08-22 14:10 -0400
  Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2020-08-22 15:29 +0000
    Re: Manufacturer Refurb Portable HD Reliability Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2020-08-22 13:19 -0400

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