The more info link show a production date of 2009, is this the actual drive or a stock photo, and what date does the 5 year limited warranty start?
1938879
Hard Drive wqrranties start as of the data of Manufacture. I have no idea about the whether this is the actual drive or a stock photo. I could only guess it is a photo of the actual drive.
1938880
open face picture means it is a stock photo; the 5 year warranty is based on the date of manufacture not your date of purchase.
457110
nope, your drive should be fine. These used to be shown as being OEM (NOT Retail packaging) shipped drives, but I don't see that now. So, if you were expecting a retail box, then return it; otherwise there are no differences.
519995
The drives I got have a Dec, 2009 build date, so if there were actually a 5 year warranty, the warranty would expire Dec, 2014. However, the drives were surplus Dell Enterprise branded products, and my previous experience with WDC is that products that are sold under another brand name are only under warranty to the original purchaser (in this case, Dell). Since I did not purchase the drives from Dell, that would mean that they are sold as is (no warranty).
1244058
mine was new, buy the hard drive off amazon or ebay. NOT bestbuy unless you wanna get rippedoff
201906
The one I bought was brand new and had the 5 year warranty. I have since upgraded to an SSD drive and this is my primary back up that I put in a hard drive enclosure.
555345
I purchased five of these drives in March and they appeared to be factory new drives in original packaging. All five drives have been working in a 24/7 environment with no problems.
1293160
These are most certainly *NOT* new. They come pre-formatted with a 150MB(ish) partition, and so far, of the 4 2TB drives I've attempted to use, SMART lists at *LEAST* 500 days of usage -- one has nearly 1200 days and has enough bad sectors to choke a chicken. Checking warranty status on them, 2 are 'return to place of purchase' one is 'Unreturnable' and the other has one year left. Thankfully, that's the *BAD* one.
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goto western digitals website and you can check the warranty status with the serial number that is on the drive. Most drives I have bought usually have 1 1/2 to 2 year warranties
1511970
The warranty on these drives is not through HGST. When I purchased 4 drives from Oceanside about 6 months ago, the drives were listed as OEM. At time, the price was very cheap ($100 less than any other vendor) that I did not worry to much about the warranty. If Newegg offers the same model with a 3 year, it should be a no brainer where to buy the drive.
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Newegg says 3 years parts/labor. After searching for an hour I couldn't find this on Seagate's website. You'd think they'd be bragging about it on billboards since practically everyone else is down to 1 year (and wouldn't surprise me if they all got rid of a warranty altogether and made people buy at their own wallet's peril).
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In the case of Western Digital. If the drive was originally sold to an OEM it is not eligible for warranty. (Many old drives find their way into the market that way.) The start of the warranty period is the date of sale IF it is sold by an AUTHORIZED dealer. Not everyone on Amazon is an authorized dealer. In my experience if it is sold by and shipped by Amazon you are golden.
523893
Box says 3-year. Read this before you decide to buy anything else: http://blog.backblaze.com/2014/01/21/what-hard-drive-should-i-buy/
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the drive i bought was sold by amazon and was in a sealed package. the first thing i did before opening it was to verify the serial # with wd's website. this has happened to me once before, i sent it back & got reimbursed, but had to pay shipping. always make shure it is OEM product so you get the warranty.
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That is not the original box. I had purchased a new Hard drive similar to this one, and figured I could send back the old one in that box since it still had all of the wrapping. Sorry for the confusion. But, I no longer have the original box to confirm the date of manufacture.
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The drive has a one-year warranty, when purchased from an authorized dealer. See www.hgst.com for more details.
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The picture is often used to depict a Hard Drive. The drive I received was in a normal case and it is working fine. NOTE: do not attempt to open the drive to see the inards - that would void your warrenty and could make the drive unusable.
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According to Technodeals, the company which is actually selling and shipping the drives, these are "bulk pulls" and classified as "New - other". They provide a 3 yr warranty and 30 days for returns. I don't believe WD provides any warranty for these drives. If WD was providing any type of warranty I would think Amazon would have listed it somewhere on the product page but there is absolutely no mention of any warranty with the exception of the $6.40, 2-year warranty offered by a third party. Look by the "Add to Cart" button on the top of the page. I've used a number of these drives, all "bulk pulled" and have never experienced any issue. Hope this helps and does not confuse the issue. According to Technodeals, the company which is actually selling and shipping the drives, these are "bulk pulls" and classified as "New - other". They provide a 3 yr warranty and 30 days for returns. I don't believe WD provides any warranty for these drives. If WD was providing any type of warranty I would think Amazon would have listed it somewhere on the product page but there is absolutely no mention of any warranty with the exception of the $6.40, 2-year warranty offered by a third party. Look by the "Add to Cart" button on the top of the page. I've used a... » Read More According to Technodeals, the company which is actually selling and shipping the drives, these are "bulk pulls" and classified as "New - other". They provide a 3 yr warranty and 30 days for returns. I don't believe WD provides any warranty for these drives. If WD was providing any type of warranty I would think Amazon would have listed it somewhere on the product page but there is absolutely no mention of any warranty with the exception of the $6.40, 2-year warranty offered by a third party. Look by the "Add to Cart" button on the top of the page. I've used a number of these drives, all "bulk pulled" and have never experienced any issue. Hope this helps and does not confuse the issue. « Show Less