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Western Digital 120 gig special edition (?) for $188 shipped

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ordered 3/12. shipped 3/20. received 3/21
OEM WD 120GB SE w/ 8mb buffer
3yr warranty!

Serial No Model No Status Exp. Date
WMAXXXXXXXXX WD1200JB-75CRA0 In Limited Warranty 3/19/2005

you can go online and check the warranty status for your drive by entering the model# and serial#
 
That's the thing - with these OEM drives, the warranty is only 1 year, not something I'd want.

I ordered one- didn't know about the limited warranty. I've seen many drives die after 1 year and before 3. I hope this one doesn't....
 


<< That's the thing - with these OEM drives, the warranty is only 1 year, not something I'd want.

I ordered one- didn't know about the limited warranty. I've seen many drives die after 1 year and before 3. I hope this one doesn't.... >>



ditto 🙁
 
The WD OEM 1200JBs have a 3 year warranty, but the Dell-branded drives of the same build have a 1 year warranty.

That's not so bad, I called a Dell CSR, who was clueless, and told me that the Dell-labeled 1200JB had only a 90 day warranty! He was wrong, of course, but he scared me enough to order only the WD-brand drive.

subpar
 
I went to the warranty site and checked my serial # this is what I got
Serial No Model No Status Exp. Date
WMA********* WD1200JB-75CRA0 No Limited Warranty Not Applicable

(ofcourse the ***'s are of my own making... =))

So I guess that wd isn't covering any warranty on these drives... If somebody could clarify this, I would appreciate...
 
They now have the retail Western Digital 120gb SE back in stock. You can use the $25 off coupon and end up getting it for $201 shipped free. At least with it you know exactly what you are getting with the drive and warrenty.
 
Dell just sent out an OEM Western Digital-branded 1200JB drive to me:

They include the serial number of the shipped drive through their online status:

***********
Following are the warranty details for the product serial number(s) entered by you:

Serial No Model No Status Exp. Date
WMA8C163XXXX WD1200JB-00CRA0 In Limited Warranty 3/27/2005

***********

Edit: just like it was stated earlier, it is prolly best to get the Western Dig branded drive, at least for peace of mind
 
Dell's website is screwed up on some of their Hard Drive descriptions. This is what is in their Drive listing:

WESTERN DIGITAL
120GB WD1200JB Internal EIDE Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Cache

This is what is listed when you click the link:

WESTERN DIGITAL
120GB WD1200JB Internal EIDE Ultra ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Cache
Manufacturer Part# WD1200JB
Dell Part# 531044
$226.95

These are some of the items listed when you click the Tech Specs:

Cache / Buffer Size: 2 MB (This has gotta be a mistake)
Package Type: Retail (I'm not sure if this is a mistake or if Dell listed the wrong part number for the drive)

The part number for Retail is WD1200JBRTL. This is an important point, because I think the Retail would have a 3 year warranty and the OEM would be 1 year. It would not be worth it to pay $13.00 more to get this drive bare and OEM if it is the same thing as Dell's branded drive. They would both only have a one year warranty.

EDIT-
Subpar:
I just read your post more closely and noticed they are telling you there is a three year warranty? Did you order the Dell upgrade drive for $188 or the actual Western Digital for $201 ? The extra $13.00 would be worth it for the 3 year warranty.
 


I got one: Dell sent me a message saying I got myself a 120GB hd for Dimension's4100/8100 upgrade...WTF... it does not say WD anywhere nor does it
say 8mb cache. Man I donno but maybe I am being rip off by HELL again. The price that I got is $188, I used the original link
and gotten the 20% off.

Anyone have any comment on what I did wrong?
 
Don't panic. I think I got this stuff figured out. There are two ways you can get this drive. You can go through Dell upgrades and order it or you can order the one that actually says Western Digital. People are saying that the Dell drive is actually an OEM of the WD 8MB/Cache drive. That is the drive you will get for $188, but only a one year warranty. The other drive that actually says Western Digital is an OEM drive with a 3 year warranty, but you have to use a $25 coupon. This makes the price $202. I think I am going to order the actual Western Digital drive and pay extra for the longer warranty.
 
Yeah, that's correct TechDreamer. I put an order in for the drive with the Western Digital description, not the Dell-branded drive. The extra bucks were worth the warranty IMHO.
 
I agree with SgtZulu. I got 2 46 gig maxtors a year ago, now I just ordered 2 of these 120 gig drives. Next year it'll be something Faster or bigger but certainly better. I'll let my children have the slower smaller ones. I do it with video cards also. My experience with drives failures have been SCSI models only. Never an IDE, not even my IBM GXP!
 
I agree that the 1 year warranty on this drive is probably fine, but it's only $14 bucks for 2 more years. That is worth it to me.
 


<< OEM is an acronym that stands for nO friggin' ManufacturEr's warranty. That is usually the only difference between OEM and retail. OEM products never, ever, ever come with a warranty of any kind.
>>



Yeah, and when you buy OEM CPU's they don't come with a brief warranty..........

Anyways going to jump on this deal if I can get it under $200.00 shipped(free) but dam Texas taxes.
 
Fe Fi Fo FUm. I smell the blood of a Dell Salesman. Speakers, NICs, and Hard Drives, when will their inventory system stop making them look like a$$es? Check your orders!!

Delayed Items (from 3/23/02 order)
Currently one or more items are not available. Every effort is being made to complete your order.
Estimated ship date: 3/27/2002
Sku: 531044 Quantity: 1
Description: 120GB WD1200JB Internal EIDE Ultra ATA/100

Edit: As of 2AM 3/25 it's still shown in stock! AT's ratings gonna have a beaut if they pull this stunt, when I call them tomarrow. Who's with me??
 


<< Fe Fi Fo FUm. I smell the blood of a Dell Salesman. Speakers, NICs, and Hard Drives, when will their inventory system stop making them look like a$$es? Check your orders!!

Delayed Items (from 3/23/02 order)
Currently one or more items are not available. Every effort is being made to complete your order.
Estimated ship date: 3/27/2002
Sku: 531044 Quantity: 1
Description: 120GB WD1200JB Internal EIDE Ultra ATA/100

Edit: As of 2AM 3/25 it's still shown in stock! AT's ratings gonna have a beaut if they pull this stunt, when I call them tomarrow. Who's with me?? >>



Yeah, ordered mine about 1 AM or so and showed they had it instock, but haven't gotten an email about being out of stock yet. :disgust:
 


<< DANG IT
Where is my income tax refund check
I'll get my check as soon as the deal is dead probably >>



JUst order it via credit card and by the time you get billed, you'll be getting the refund.....
 
How difficult is it to install this as a 2nd drive? Can u point me to a resource with step by step instructions?
 
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