Is this common or did I get a bonus from Maxtor ??

[BabaBooey]

This was my first RMA with maxtor and sent a diamondmax 16 160GB and got a Diamondmax 16 300GB today ....

Is this common place stuff they do if they do not have what you are returning ???

 

[quakefiend420]

sounds like a winner to me :thumbsup:

 

[intogamer]

OMGWTF!

did your Rma number match?

 

[mchammer]

The new one is equipped with spy equipment, hit it with a hammer.

 

[Shawn]

happened to me before. I RMAed a 40GB but they didn't have any referbished 40GBs in stock so they sent me back a 60GB.

 

[dc]

lucky, i sent them a broken 160gb and they sent me a refurbished 160gb that was over a year older than the original drive.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Makes alot of sense really. Costs them $0.01 and keeps customers happy.

 

[Ketteringo]

300 is the smallest they make now

 

[BabaBooey]

Yea the numbers match from the email to the paperwork that came with the drive,the only thin there is an extra 0 on the email that is not on the paperwork ??
Other than that it is the exact same number ..

I just do not want to sends it back and have them charge me for the difference or whatever as I opted for them to send the replacement one first and then send mine back after so I had to give my mastercard number to have them send the replacement first..

 

[venk]

In 2003, I RMAed a 15 GB and got a 20 GB Hard Drive :Q

 

[Engineer]

Nice size jump, but not uncommon to get a bigger drive

 

[SKORPI0]

RMAed a 100gb got back a 160gb about 3 years ago.

 

[Carbo]

I brought my '97 Civic in for a scheduled maintenance, and they gave me an '06 Hybrid in return. Go figure...

 

[OdiN]

They want you to fill it up with even more data that can be destroyed by their sh!tty hard drives dying.

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: OdiN
They want you to fill it up with even more data that can be destroyed by their sh!tty hard drives dying.

This is my first time with maxtor and I have had many of thier drives without a problem as I gave up on on W.D. many moons ago due to craptastic drives...

 

[iamme]

i've gotten a nicer HD back once from Maxtor, too.

 

[spanky]

Originally posted by: OdiN
They want you to fill it up with even more data that can be destroyed by their sh!tty hard drives dying.

sadly, i agree. i am not a big fan of maxtor, and would stay away from purchasing them at any cost (unless for ebaying purposes). my friend had a sony viao computer with a like a 12 or 13gb hd (i forgot which size). it dies, we rma, and recieve an 18gb drive. then later, it dies, we rma, and we get a 30gb drive. then it dies, but rma period was over. i told him to get a seagate instead.

 

[Eli]

They just grab what's on the shelf.

I got a 80gb drive back when I RMA'd my 40gb Deathstar.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: mchammer
The new one is equipped with spy equipment, hit mchammer with it.

fixed, Hammer Time!

 

[EyeMWing]

I RMA'd a 160gb drive to Maxtor and recieved, in return... A 160gb drive that had markings indicating that it had been refurbished TWICE.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Originally posted by: spanky

Originally posted by: OdiN
They want you to fill it up with even more data that can be destroyed by their sh!tty hard drives dying.

sadly, i agree. i am not a big fan of maxtor, and would stay away from purchasing them at any cost (unless for ebaying purposes). my friend had a sony viao computer with a like a 12 or 13gb hd (i forgot which size). it dies, we rma, and recieve an 18gb drive. then later, it dies, we rma, and we get a 30gb drive. then it dies, but rma period was over. i told him to get a seagate instead.

Anyone can say the same to each of the hard drive manufacturers.