chipchen said: Target one is 3.5" requiring power. This is 2.5", no extra power necessary.If you are talking about this one then you are incorrect. That Target one is actually a newer version, but I'm seeing a lot of bad reviews on it.
airtech said: ogre123 said: I would not buy a hard drive from a chinese web site. But you'd buy, of course, 99% of everything else that's made there: Nike's, Macs, et al.I think he is talking about buying from a chinese website -- which is not the same as buying chinese products from a US website.
airtech said: ogre123 said: I would not buy a hard drive from a chinese web site.
But you'd buy, of course, 99% of everything else that's made there: Nike's, Macs, et al.
I don't mind buying Chinese made products that are built for U.S. Companies. I never buy Chinese crap made by a Chinese company (i.e. Fake Gucci and Nike's)...
Re-certified versions currently at WDStore at $49.99 (320GB) and $45.99 (250GB), free shipping with promo code "WDFREE". I personally don't place a lot more faith in a new hard drive over a refurbished one, not mechanical ones anyway!
thebho said: Re-certified versions currently at WDStore at $49.99 (320GB) and $45.99 (250GB), free shipping with promo code "WDFREE". I personally don't place a lot more faith in a new hard drive over a refurbished one, not mechanical ones anyway!Thanks for the tip! I looked and it appears these recertified drives (at least the WDME models) come with a 3-year warranty which bodes well for them.
mannukbaba
New Member
posted: Mar. 1, 2010 @ 2:17p
thebho said: Re-certified versions currently at WDStore at $49.99 (320GB) and $45.99 (250GB), free shipping with promo code "WDFREE". I personally don't place a lot more faith in a new hard drive over a refurbished one, not mechanical ones anyway!
A few weeks back, I purchased the brand new (non re-certified) from WD Outlet Store; Model WDMER3200TN, 320GB, for $59.99 plus shipping. Just checked and its still available.
pm6163
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 1, 2010 @ 2:18p
can the HD be removed and inserted into a laptop? My laptop HD is almost full, thinking of swap the drives.
STL said: thebho said: Re-certified versions currently at WDStore at $49.99 (320GB) and $45.99 (250GB), free shipping with promo code "WDFREE". I personally don't place a lot more faith in a new hard drive over a refurbished one, not mechanical ones anyway!Thanks for the tip! I looked and it appears these recertified drives (at least the WDME models) come with a 3-year warranty which bodes well for them.
Where did you see there is a 3 year period?
The site in more than on place states:
Recertified Products (USA and Canada)
WD recertified products may consist of customer return units and may be repaired. All products are tested and determined to meet WD's stringent quality standards before they are sold as recertified. Please note that some recertified items may have marks, scratches, or other slight signs of wear.
All recertified products carry manufacturer's limited warranty of 6 months.
why... brand new 400gb right from WD: http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/productID.110558300/categoryID.24626100/parid.13092700/catid.24626100 $59 + 2.99 ship
500gb (this CAN be reformatted to work with Windows): http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdus/en_US/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/productID.111048000/categoryID.24626100/parid.13092700/catid.24626100 69 + 7.99 ship
They have a bunch of 320gb instock for 59.99, jump on the 400gb, it will sell out http://store.westerndigital.com/DRHM/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayCategoryProductListPage&SiteID=wdus&Locale=en_US&parentCategoryID=13092700&categoryID=24626100
caeteris said: Where did you see there is a 3 year period?
The site in more than on place states:
Recertified Products (USA and Canada)
WD recertified products may consist of customer return units and may be repaired. All products are tested and determined to meet WD's stringent quality standards before they are sold as recertified. Please note that some recertified items may have marks, scratches, or other slight signs of wear.
All recertified products carry manufacturer's limited warranty of 6 months.I found it here: http://support.wdc.com/warranty/policy.asp#recertified The table right under "Recertified Products (USA and Canada)" shows 3 years for the WDME models as long as it's a retail kit (and not OEM).
I found another heading of "Recertified Products (USA and Canada)" further down that same page that has the text you mentioned. It seems WD has a very misleading website because both cannot be true.
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