What type of warranty comes with this drive? How old are these drives (date code wise)
1319854
The drive I purchased was new. Not sure about any warranty. That was 2 maybe 3 years ago.
1319855
It looks like Finity India offers one with a 1 year limited warranty, but I believe that mine was purchased from US Electronics and comes with a 2 year warranty. I apologize, I did not look at the date but I always purchase Western Digital over other brands, regardless of date, because of their reliability. I have not had a bad experience with one yet. Good Luck with your search and I hope this was helpful.
1232209
Western Digital warranty is based on purchase and date of registration. To insure you purchase a brand new unused drive, no matter when it was built, it's recommended you register the drive ASAP with WD, and confirm it is infact a brand new unused drive, with a full 5 year warranty. Just enter and log into the WD site, and enter the Serial Number of your drive(s) for confirmation. If it is not a brand new drive, WD will tell you how much of the 5 year warranty remains.
1502977
It's hard to say. I've had varied experience with Seagate drives. Some have lasted 7 or 8 years; and one lasted only 2 years. I've only had this one for a few months. I don't take chances. I back up my computers daily to this drive; and I back it up monthly to another large drive that I keep away from the house. I hope this helps.
1963308
OEM drives in my case, possibly European models not for sale in the US. Not covered by manufacturer's warranty - at least, not on the four drives I purchased and received today (and am sending back tomorrow). Strange that Amazon doesn't require sellers to publish warranty info. It's as if they encourage sales of gray market goods.
1883350
I just received a 320GB drive which, when checking the warranty status for this serial number on the WD site, shows the factory warranty having expired 14 months ago.
1038970
They put old used drives in these. So it's potluck if you get one that actually works, or will last long. When I opened mine up (I bought 2) they both had drives from 2007 in them. I bought these as new at full price. If I wanted a well used 2007 drive I could have got one for almost nothing.
523786
Caviar Black drives have a 5 year warranty. BUT, when I registered my drive with WD the website reported that my drive had 3 years till expiration. I wrote to them in the comments and will see what comes of it. Save your receipts is all I have to say at this point.
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.
555348
The ones being fulfilled by Amazon are not factory new, and different sellers would have different warranties probably ending at 30 days. These are used drives that may have been mechanically refurbished (mine wasn't physically repaired but it had been used).
2182823
There is, and has been for many years, a 5 year warranty on Enterprise class drives. I'm unclear what you mean when you say "official". If you mean does the warranty originate from the manufacturer, yes.
555344
The ones being fulfilled by Amazon are not factory new, and different sellers would have different warranties probably ending at 30 days.These are used drives that may have been mechanically refurbished (mine wasn't physically repaired but it had been used).
549074
Bought two of these drives, they were both new, shortened warranty period based on dated Mfg. date. These are very high qualityenterprize drives and if they initually work they will last a very long time. Big advantage is they are not advanced format drives. They will work flawlessly with any operating system and run faster than advanced format drives.
889571
Yep, exactly what it is, a refurbish. These drives normally come with a one year warranty, so 180 days shows a rework. The price should determine if you should take a chance with it. Good luck
1425688
Not an answer, but a followup... I bought one of these last week on 26 September 2014 - the description clearly states 5 year warranty. The invoice from goHardDrive.com stated 1 year. When I put my serial number into the warranty checker at hgst.com it said: "NOT VALID FOR WARRANTY Verify warranty status &gt; Ineligible for RMA creation Please return drive to the point of purchase or system manufacturer." So it's apparently an OEM drive, not a retail drive. So far goHardDrive.com haven't replied to my eMail to them. And an hour later they just have responded, with a revised invoice that states on it "5 years Warranty" with my drive's serial number noted. So I guess it's not an HGST warranty, but I'm happy now.
962535
I opened mine up after both of them died. They had old used drives from 2007 in them. So it's potluck if you get one you can depend on. I bought these thinking I was getting new stuff. They don't make it easy to crack open to find out the truth. They were Seagate & WD drives from 2007 so are good brands. But being used they could have been abused, or well used. I could have got 2007 drives for almost nothing if that's what I wanted.
1095164
I do not know where those drive are OEM or not. I have not carefully check out the warranty too. But, it works so far.
171422
warranty comes from seller... I bought two drives, and they were both date coded Oct. 2009. Well out of Manuf warranty. One of my drives was defective, and I didn't bother sending it back.