Extremely ANGRY!! Western Digital HDD... dead?

[stev]

Ugh... it just strikes me as odd how the drive dies while in use and gives no signs of imminent failure...

That's how my last WD drive died. Just slightly after warranty like two months. I had about 30Gb of data for a big project that got lost.

For some reason WD drives just die without any early warning. I've now switched over to Seagate. BUT, years back the story was the other way around. Nobody would touch a Seagate in the 386/486 era. Now, it seems, WD is to be avoided. Especially the WD drives that carry the limited 1 year warranty.

These days, 50 CD-R's go for $10. I can afford the time it takes to burn.

So sad to hear about your WD drive.

[DMB2000uk]

Yeah, 2 years ago

I read half of the thread then wondered just how recent all this had happened, then noticed it was 2006. lol.

Dan

[stev]

I just RMA'ed a WD 250 ys and they did not ask me for no invoice just the serial number and overnight aired me my new drive with a 5 year warranty.

The WD HDD 5 year drives are the better product line. Be happy you didn't get a mere 1 year lame drive.