How long is the typical hard disk warranty good for?

[LordJezo]

In general..

 

[Luagsch]

nowadays the typical ide-hdd has a warranty of 1 year. some time ago it was 3-5 years, but since about every ibm drive broke the other manufacturers are more cautious. if you want the numbers on a specific model, go to the manufactorors web-page

 

[JoPh]

WD seems to offer 3years


edit. this is from WD website. its the same for all drives. i think. i looked at a couple.

Western Digital has adopted a new warranty policy effective October 1, 2002. Western Digital WD Caviar Special Edition hard drives are covered under warranty for a three-year period. All other Western Digital products will be covered under a standard warranty for a period of one year. Products purchased before October 1, 2002 are covered under the product's original warranty, unless otherwise noted on the retail packaging.

 

[Nohr]

Yeah it used to be about 3 years. Nowadays a lot more drives are coming with 1 year warranties.

 

[m2kewl]

5 yrs