[Tfug] And another one down 3u0ypu0u

[Bender]

  I received three OEM drives from Newegg within six months time. They all 
were wrapped with a layer of big bubble wrap taped over static shielded bags 
the drives were in . Then this was inside the shipping box with peanuts.

  no problems.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Calvin Dodge
    To: Tucson Free Unix Group
    Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 3:41 PM
    Subject: Re: [Tfug] And another one down


    I, too, have seen lousy packaging of drives from Newegg, followed by 
failures shortly after installation. If they're OEM, they're probably still 
packaged in the same way. You have to order drives marked "retail" to get 
them in the retail box.



    On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Timothy D. Lenz <tlenz at vorgon.com> 
wrote:

      So, I've pretty much settled on the A7K2000. But from past experience, 
drives is one thing I don't like getting from Newegg. They have good prices 
and I end up getting most other parts there, except for fans which I have 
found better deals from places that specialize in computer modding. Last 2 
drives I got from Newegg where shipped UPS and UPS is not very good at 
handling stuff like this. The first one arrived looking like it had been 
dropped from high up and the drive was DOA. The box for the replacement that 
came was in even worse shape then the first. So I didn't both trying it. 
Just sent it back and bought from Mwave who used Fedex and the box arrived 
undamaged. Also, when Newegg sends drives, they just stick the drive in it's 
antistatic bag in the box with popcorn. The Mwave drives arrived in drive 
shipping boxes with the plastic end shells used by the factories as if they 
came direct from the factory.

      But the last drives I ordered from Newegg as been a few years ago. So 
has anyone bought any lately and are they packaging them properly now? Mwave 
as the same drive, but $15 more. I could use the $15, but I would prefer 
spending it on a properly packaged drive handled by gentler hands. Drive 
quality and long warranties don't mean much if they seem to just toss it out 
the plane as they fly over. The best warranty is the one you never need to 
use.

      On 9/10/2013 9:57 PM, Harry McGregor wrote:

        On 9/10/13 8:21 PM, Timothy D. Lenz wrote:

          So I think I'm down to 1 of these 2:
          http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&Description=ppssHGSTenterprise&bop=And&CompareItemList=14|22-136-798^22-136-798-TS%2C22-145-420^22-145-420-TS%2C22-136-533^22-136-533-TS&percm=22-145-420%3A%24%24%24%24%24%24%24

          Mainly the HGST and the enterprise WD. The WD has a 5 year 
warranty



        The Enterprise WD has more cache, a longer warranty, and is 
specifically
        sold for RAID arrays.

        That being said, the HGST is an Ultrastar, not a Deskstar, so it's 
also
        an Enterprise drive, and built for use in RAID arrays.  Yes, it's 
only a
        3 year warranty vs a 5 year, but you are paying an extra almost 1/3 
in
        price (~$25) to get those extra two years.  I know the A7K2000 quite
        well, and would be very comfortable with it.  That being said, all
        drives can and will die, it's just a matter of when, so as always,
        backup your data.


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