w00t!

**DumberDrummer** · 05-23-2007, 04:15 PM

I sent in to Seagate to have one of my 500 gig SATA 3.0gb/s drives replaced early last week.

Yesterday afternoon, I opened up a box to find, as I expected, a replacement drive, except that it was a 750 gig drive. Apparently they didn't have my model of 500gig in stock, so they sent me the next biggest equivalent drive.

Made my day!

**carsey** · 05-23-2007, 04:15 PM

Thats lucky.

mimo2005 · 05-23-2007, 04:29 PM

Niiice ....:)

ebackhus · 05-23-2007, 07:02 PM

The only way it could be any more badass would be if they were WDs. Of course, you wouldn't need to send in a WD. Moot point?

**K-B** · 05-23-2007, 07:09 PM

LOL ebhackus.
DD, I'm JEALOUS! Why do things like that NEVER happen for me?

**jen56** · 05-23-2007, 09:06 PM

Never happens to me like that either.....

**DumberDrummer** · 05-23-2007, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

The only way it could be any more badass would be if they were WDs. Of course, you wouldn't need to send in a WD. Moot point?

I sent in a WD just last month, so no, its not a moot point.

I will never, ever buy a WD drive again. I'm just counting down the days till the replacement fails.

Zazula · 05-24-2007, 01:05 AM

I'm with DD on this one, it seems to me that WD are becoming worse and worse (worse even than recent Maxtors) - plus they only have a 3-yr warranty instead of the great 5 yrs Seagates have.

**Joefireline** · 05-24-2007, 11:32 AM

Lucky *******

**Spatcher** · 05-25-2007, 03:40 PM

I don't think you're that lucky because you had to buy the drive, then send it in. In return you got an extra 250 gigs, but you seem to have a bad exp with drives.

**DumberDrummer** · 05-25-2007, 04:17 PM

you're right, I'm unlucky because to get a 750 gig drive I had to buy a hard drive that I was gonna buy anyway and have it be bad right out of the box.

**Spatcher** · 05-25-2007, 04:56 PM

Haha yeah

**nickster_uk** · 05-25-2007, 05:03 PM

The company which provides the warranty on my PC repeatedly sent me hard drives with bad sectors on after my original drive failed, which meant I had to return the bad one and request another one a few times. I got so peeved with it that when they eventually sent me a good one, I kept the last bad one and checked the warranty serial with Maxtor and arranged an RMA with them for it and they replaced it with a new one...so i gained 2 good hard drives for 1 bad one!! It's a little naughty I know but it made up for the repeated inconvenience

**Joefireline** · 05-26-2007, 03:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickster_uk

The company which provides the warranty on my PC repeatedly sent me hard drives with bad sectors on after my original drive failed, which meant I had to return the bad one and request another one a few times. I got so peeved with it that when they eventually sent me a good one, I kept the last bad one and checked the warranty serial with Maxtor and arranged an RMA with them for it and they replaced it with a new one...so i gained 2 good hard drives for 1 bad one!! It's a little naughty I know but it made up for the repeated inconvenience

Haha, nice one.

05-23-2007, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	w00t! I sent in to Seagate to have one of my 500 gig SATA 3.0gb/s drives replaced early last week. Yesterday afternoon, I opened up a box to find, as I expected, a replacement drive, except that it was a 750 gig drive. Apparently they didn't have my model of 500gig in stock, so they sent me the next biggest equivalent drive. Made my day! __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-23-2007, 04:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-23-2007, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
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05-23-2007, 09:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
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05-24-2007, 01:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Zazula Manager Emeritus, I'm blond, James Blond Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 7,667 OS: Win XP Pro SP2	Re: w00t! I'm with DD on this one, it seems to me that WD are becoming worse and worse (worse even than recent Maxtors) - plus they only have a 3-yr warranty instead of the great 5 yrs Seagates have. __________________ "Time is the wisest because it discovers everything" Thales of Miletus (ca.624BC-ca.546BC) "Everything flows, nothing stands still." Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca.535BC-475BC) "One thing I know, that I know nothing" Socrates of Athens (ca.470BC–399BC)

05-24-2007, 11:32 AM	#9 (permalink)
Joefireline Enthusiastic TSFer~Joseph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portishead (Bristol) England Posts: 5,319 OS: Windows 7 64bit(Desktop) / XP Home SP2(laptop) My System	Re: w00t! Lucky *******

05-25-2007, 03:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Re: w00t! I don't think you're that lucky because you had to buy the drive, then send it in. In return you got an extra 250 gigs, but you seem to have a bad exp with drives. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

05-25-2007, 04:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: w00t! you're right, I'm unlucky because to get a 750 gig drive I had to buy a hard drive that I was gonna buy anyway and have it be bad right out of the box. __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

05-25-2007, 04:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Re: w00t! Haha yeah __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

05-25-2007, 05:03 PM	#13 (permalink)
nickster_uk Moderator, Microsoft Support, Happy to support TSF! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,043 OS: XP Pro SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate, Ubuntu v8.04 My System	Re: w00t! The company which provides the warranty on my PC repeatedly sent me hard drives with bad sectors on after my original drive failed, which meant I had to return the bad one and request another one a few times. I got so peeved with it that when they eventually sent me a good one, I kept the last bad one and checked the warranty serial with Maxtor and arranged an RMA with them for it and they replaced it with a new one...so i gained 2 good hard drives for 1 bad one!! It's a little naughty I know but it made up for the repeated inconvenience __________________ My system: ASUS P5K-E WiFi \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz (OC 3.60GHz) \| 4GB Corsair DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 RAM (4-4-4-12) \| PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro Xtreme 512MB GDDR3 GPU \| Maxtor DiamondMax 22 500GB, Maxtor DiamondMax 23 500GB & 2xMaxtor DiamondMax 21 250GB SATA HDDs \| Thermaltake CL-P0114 Heatsink + 6 LED Case Fans \| Corsair HX620W Modular PSU \| Enermax Black Knight (CS-527) Case \| Pioneer DVR-216 SATA 20x20 DVD±RW In a world without walls or fences - who needs Windows and Gates?