acethebear Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Is there any form of warranty I can get on a new hard drive that would guarantee a new drive instead of a refurbished one in the case of mechanical failure? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 Not that I know of. Refurbished drives tend to be pretty darn reliable though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir_cow Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 hmm sometimes companies will allow you to pay for a exta warranty but that seems a waste of money since doing the RMA yourself is painless for the most part. Plus unless you past 3-5 years (depending) there isn't a need for the extra warranty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acethebear Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I'm just extremely wary of any "refurbished" drive. Out of the two I've gotten from Seagate, one lasted 6 months and the other lasted a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braegnok Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 WD Black Series carries the highest available warranty protection on the market, a 5-year limited warranty. And you can add Data Recovery Service up to 3-years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I'd dare say sometimes refurbished can be BETTER than new if the batch of new drives bears some kind of defect that, when serviced, tested and re-released as refurbished...gets corrected. You'd know what I'm talking about if you had a 7200.11 Seagate, I know because I still have two of them going strong today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black64 Posted December 15, 2014 Posted December 15, 2014 I just replace my HDDs every 3 years, never had a failure, never had to worry about refubs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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