OK, now why the heck would someone ship a laptop HDD like this?

[Rubycon]

Notebook drives have a much higher sjock resistance when not in use.

Still no excuse for lackluster packaging.

Problem with ebay is if you have superb feedback why risk a retaliatory negative over something like this?

 

[greenman100]

who cares, seriously

that HD was packed fine, and surprise....it worked!


I've seen much worse packing jobs, HDs are tough

 

[phantom309]

Originally posted by: greenman100
who cares, seriously

that HD was packed fine, and surprise....it worked!


I've seen much worse packing jobs, HDs are tough

I agree. It doesn't look that badly packed to me. What's important is that you got it, and it works. Forget about the package it came in and enjoy your speedy new drive.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: greenman100
who cares, seriously

that HD was packed fine, and surprise....it worked!


I've seen much worse packing jobs, HDs are tough

I agree. It doesn't look that badly packed to me. What's important is that you got it, and it works. Forget about the package it came in and enjoy your speedy new drive.

The way I see it, if it's packed in a way that would get it rejected for an RMA, it's not packed safely.

That being said, I was hesitant to even hook the drive up b/c it was just banging around inside the box. I don't care how sturdy a drive is, it should be knocking around loose inside a box. Especially the way I've seen USPS workers throw boxes behind the counter (and who knows what they do behind closed doors).

the drive should be moving in the same direction as the box when packed with no leeway/space for it to move around.

This was just dumb luck that it worked if you ask me.