Newegg basically throws these in a box with a little bubble wrap around them. Many people believe that the high # of DOA drives is Newegg's fault and not Seagate. I own 4 of these that I purchased from Newegg and mine were packaged halfway decently. I believe that I lucked out only because I purchased 4 and they were able to use some packaging that they tore apart from the original Seagate packaging.
RDMustang1 said: Newegg basically throws these in a box with a little bubble wrap around them. Many people believe that the high # of DOA drives is Newegg's fault and not Seagate.Newegg's OEM HD packaging has improved. I had bought a drive a while ago which was loose in a box of peanuts. Fortunately it survived to no ill effect. Last month I got a single drive from them and it arrived double boxed (HD in a small cardboard box, padding inside, placed into a larger cardboard box)
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