(OOS)WD Raptor Hard Drive - 74 GB - 10000 rpm $52+8 shipping+7%BCB total $

[E6700]

Links http://www.buy.com/listing/sellerlis...05866992&buy=0

*Comments: This is a RECERTIFIED Hard Drive From Western Digital with Factory Warranty. This is not a used or Refurbished drive. Refurbished means repaired This Drive is Recertified Meaning it went back to Western Digital and they Certified it was NEW w/o defects.

 

[Genx87]

very tempting

 

[VirtualLarry]

Links http://www.buy.com/listing/sellerlis...05866992&buy=0

*Comments: This is a RECERTIFIED Hard Drive From Western Digital with Factory Warranty. This is not a used or Refurbished drive. Refurbished means repaired This Drive is Recertified Meaning it went back to Western Digital and they Certified it was NEW w/o defects.

You can't "recertify" something as new.

 

[SunnyD]

You can't "recertify" something as new.

Tell that to born-again virgins.

 

[Engineer]

You can't "recertify" something as new.

If the drive was not used or sold and sent back to WD, I don't see why WD can't check it out and sell it as "Recertified New". Sounds like an OEM sent them back without using them, no?

 

[Lead Butthead]

It's more likely to be customer returns (RMAs) that were tested and determined to be working within specification.

 

[Engineer]

It's more likely to be customer returns (RMAs) that were tested and determined to be working within specification.

Then they should not have stated that the drives were not used in the description.

 

[Lead Butthead]

Here's what the Q&A said ---

These drives are Recertified. On the drives themselves there is a new sticker stuck on by Western Digital that says "Recertified." From the Western Digital Website, here is what Recertified means:

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.

Be careful, these drives ARE NOT NEW and DO NOT have the normal 5 year warranty. Western Digital only warrants Recertified drives for 6 months

Basically it's refurb job.

 

[Holler]

if these were 150 maybe, but not worth the risk for 74GB imho.

 

[manimal]

Isn't a caviar black just as fast since these are 16 mg cache models?

 

[Engineer]

Here's what the Q&A said --- Basically it's refurb job.

Thanks. The statement in the OP from Buy.com is very misleading then.

 

[reallyscrued]

Basically it's refurb job.

Gf gave me one of these last night. I feel used.



Nice drive....but if your life doesn't depend on random seek times, I'd rather just get a terabyte. Helluva lotta storage space.

 

[AMDScooter]

Bit OT.. but Fry's B&M has been selling the 74GB gen1 Raptors(SATA1) in the $49 range for a few weeks. They evaporate from stock pretty fast and are not refurbs or re-certified IIRC.

 

[E6700]

Bit OT.. but Fry's B&M has been selling the 74GB gen1 Raptors(SATA1) in the $49 range for a few weeks. They evaporate from stock pretty fast and are not refurbs or re-certified IIRC.

you mean this? http://www.frys.com/product/6069598?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

[tyler811]

Tell that to born-again virgins.

How in the hell do they do that? Shove a ham up there and pull out the bone?

 

[jlin101]

WD 74 gb Raptors might have been the speed demon 4-5 years back, they have seriously fallen behind. A current Caviar Black is not only significantly cheaper per gb, but also faster, cooler and quieter. For that price, you can get a NEW 500-640 gb Caviar Black -- with a full warranty.

 

[AMDScooter]

you mean this? http://www.frys.com/product/6069598?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

Nope. I mean Fry's B&M selling them in store NIB for less than $50. I recall because I almost bit.

 

[superHARD]

How in the hell do they do that? Shove a ham up there and pull out the bone?

"Now that's funny I don't care who you are"