[mythtv-users] Going to add HD-- anyone with the WD "green" sata drive?

[Brian Wood]

On Monday 16 March 2009 16:33:09 David Rees wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:43 AM, David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us> wrote:
> > On Mon, March 16, 2009 10:29 am, John Drescher wrote:
> >> Years ago I moved to 100% Seagate because they were the only one with
> >> a 5 year warranty.
> >
> > Western Digital also offers 5-year warranties on their "enterprise" class
> > drives.
>
> Also note that Seagate no longer offers 5-year warranties on OEM drives.
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148373
>
> While I used to be a "Seagate or nothing" fan, after their recent
> firmware, drive bricking and high early infant death problems, I am
> not such a huge Seagate fanboy now.

I agree Seagate has shot itself in the foot lately. I wonder if it has 
anything to do with the recent Seagate/Maxtor marriage.

I used to like the Micropolis drives, MANY years ago. I guess things just 
change with time.

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