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WD Raptor warranty question

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Mloot

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Ok, I know that new WD Raptors come with a 5-year warranty. I was hoping to try to pick one up in Newegg's reburb section. If I were to get one of their refurbed Raptors and it didn't work correctly, would the drive still be under warranty (i.e. still RMA'able to WD), or would it only be warranted to the original buyer? Or would the only viable RMA be back to Newegg? TIA.
 
I would think it still would have a warrenty since WD probably never heard about it being returned to newegg.
 
Originally posted by: JBT
I would think it still would have a warrenty since WD probably never heard about it being returned to newegg.
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i agree

newegg's refurb stuff is rarely actually refurbished... most of it is customer returns. if so, it would still have the full warranty.... but the only way to know for sure is to buy it 😀
 
HDD warranties mean squat to me since I refuse to RMA a drive with personal data on it. I just destroy the platters and buy a new one.
 
Originally posted by: Jumpem
HDD warranties mean squat to me since I refuse to RMA a drive with personal data on it. I just destroy the platters and buy a new one.
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good to know...
 
Ok, since all Raptors are supposed to carry a 5-yr warranty, and assuming that the hard drive still carried the remainder of WD's warranty, would it be considered unethical RMA the drive to WD if it failed after Newegg's reburb RMA limit has expired?
 
I don't think it would be unethical the drive has a warrenty so why not use it? If you had bought the drive from newegg first and it was broke you would have RMAed it to WD anyways.
 
I recently bought a "refurb" Maxtor from NewEgg. When it arrived, I decided to run it through a battery of test to ensure myself that the drive was good. Sure enough, I ran into errors as soon as I plugged it in. I verified the warranty on Maxtor's website and promptly requested the RMA. The replacement drive arrived exactly 7 days after I received the refurb from NewEgg.

The only unethical RMA situation I see is if the drive showed physical signs of damage.

-SUO
 
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