[mythtv-users] OT: Seagate to reduce warranties on consumer drives to 3 years from 2009

[John Drescher]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Calvin Dodge <caldodge at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Robin Hill <myth at robinhill.me.uk> wrote:
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>> I'd guess the change in warranty is more a streamlining measure (with
>> the current economic climate) than a reflection on the quality of the
>> drives.  Definitely worth bearing in mind when looking for new drives
>> though.
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> FWIW, my employer's hosting facility swears by Hitachi drives. Since they
> have a few hundred servers, I think their recommendation is more than
> anecdotal in nature.
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I have stayed as far away from them as I can being that they bought
IBMs drive division and I had more than my share of dead deskstars. I
guess it has been long enough. If seagate does not want my exclusive
business I can give hitachi a try next big purchase.

John