[DM-MUG] Q ref internal HDs to add to G5

[Matt W]

Seagate is but ONE manf. of drives with a 5-year warranty. Western  
Digital also sells drives with 5-year warranties. I believe Samsung  
has a 5-year. There are many choices now from 1-5. You get what you  
pay for.

I have seen all drives fail, but Seagate seems to be the current  
opinion favorite. I won't buy a drive without at least a 3-year  
warranty. I've dealt with Seagate and Western Digital and in each  
case of failure, the replacement process was very simple. This is a  
valuable component of the warranty that gets missed. Can you actually  
replace the drive easily?

Most PC manf's save money by purchasing cheaper, lower-quality drives  
from lots that have a poor yield ratio and they often go bad in a  
year or two. Traditionally, a REAL reason why Apple boxes cost more  
is because they chose higher-quality lots that passed more QA tests.  
I don't know if this is still true.

MW

On Dec 4, 2005, at 8:59 AM, Susan Seifert wrote:
>
> Seagate has the best reputation for reliability, and their warranty  
> is 5
> yrs, while others' are 1 year.
>