[mythtv-users] Recent Drive Purchase from Newegg -- (10x WD2002FAEX-0)

[Steven Adeff]

On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Mark Lord <mythtv at rtr.ca> wrote:
> On 11-05-27 01:46 PM, Steven Adeff wrote:
>>
>> odd, Newegg is the one online retailer I've had 0 troubles with from
>> purchased drives. the one drive I ever did have trouble with was
>> purchased from Fry's mail order iirc. I've also never had issue with
>> how they pack drives, I've always received them with either foam or
>> bubble wrap for shock protection.
>
> Stop right three.  Bubble wrap is entirely inappropriate for packing drives.
> It doesn't keep the (wrapped) drive from bouncing about inside the larger box,
> and the bubbles expand and squeeze the delicate drive when shipped by air.

I disagree, the drives have always come in a plastic "case", with
bubble wrap around it. the box gets thrown around by the shipper so
the last thing you want is the drive to be stiffly held in the box,
the bubble wrap, or foam, acts as a shock buffer. The drives I bought
from Fry's were held in a hard plastic "case" that fit snuggly in the
shipping box, if the box got thrown or dropped there's nothing
preventing the drive from the impact shock.

-- 
Steve
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