RE: HDD Choices

[Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the WD replacements are refurbs but very clean and I've not had a
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lem so far with them - but they do go in a RAID5 array with hot spare
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rt, so not too risky.

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Marcus Warrington
> Sent: 09 June 2009 10:24
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HDD Choices
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> Warranties are fine but be aware that the replacement you get back is
> usually a refurb unit so I tend not to trust them in for important
> data, and tend to use them in desktops instead.
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> Also I would *NEVER EVER EVER* buy a Fujitsu.
> I had a friend who's hard drive went in his laptop. He asked me to
look
> at it and when I checked the date of manufacture of the drive it was
> still within its 3 year warranty,
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> With every other hard drive I've had that needs replacement, its been
a
> simple case of going onto the manufacturers website typing in the
> serial number to confirm its eligibility and then sending the drive
off
> to them. With Fujitsu that isn't the case, they will ONLY deal with
the
> trade and you must return the drive back to the shop who sold it to
you
> !
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> So I told my friend to take it back to PCWorld, who said although
their
> warranty was 12 months and applied to the laptop as a whole, so
> wouldn't honour the hard drive 3 year warranty... although they would
> "repair" it for =A370.
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> Marcus
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 06 June 2009 10:04
> > To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] HDD Choices
> >
> > Whatever you do go for, I'd strongly recommend getting one
> > with a longer warranty if you have the option?
> >
> > That comes after replacing about 8 HDD's over the last year -
> > all about 1-2 years old (I do have rather a lot of HDD's
> > here!). Western Digital have a great advance replacement
> > warranty too that I've used a lot.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> > > Of Tim Hawes
> > > Sent: 06 June 2009 07:15
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HDD Choices
> > >
> > > Wow, 10 degrees is quite a difference.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tim.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Phil
Harris<phil@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > > > In my server at the moment...
> > > >
> > > > 10 x WD10EACS "Green Power" drives running at
28 degrees
> > +- 1 degree
> > > > 2 x Samsung F1 drives running at 26 degrees +- 1 degree
> > > > 1 x Hitachi Deskstar 1Tb drive running at 36 degrees
> > > > 1 x Seagate 1.5Tb drive running at 32 degrees.
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > >> Of Ian Oliver
> > > >> Sent: 05 June 2009 15:18
> > > >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > >> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HDD Choices
> > > >>
> > > >> In article
> > > >>
> > <2829695e0906050624q7e3030e3s6baced191ca4bbfe@xxxxxxx>, Tim
> > > >> Hawes wrote:
> > > >> > Initially the 1TB ones will just be used for
periodic
> > backup, but
> > > in
> > > >> > all likelyhood they'll end up a NAS box sooner
rather
> > than later
> > > so
> > > >> > the cooler drives would definately be better.
> > > >>
> > > >> I use the Hitachi Deskstar 1TB for non-spinning
backups
> > and 4x1TB
> > > >> WD Greenpower in my NAS box.
> > > >>
> > > >> Ian Oliver
> > > >> Sunny Leeds, UK
> > > >> Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire
> > >
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