[ale] Seagate 500GB Sata-CRASH!

[Paul Cartwright]

On Fri January 16 2009, Greg Freemyer wrote:
> > date code: 08396
>
> April 4, 2008

that... figures.
>
> Prime failure area in my experience.  Too bad, but at least it leaves
> me with hope that late the had the 500GB issue in hand by late summer.
>
> I'm surprised you have a new drive made that long ago.  Typically it
> is just a couple months between manufacture and delivery to customers.
>  Or so I thought.

It was one of the LAST drives still onthe shelf at Circuit City in Athens, 
before they closed the doors.. I should have waited.. but, like you I ASSuMEd 
that all those defective drives were long gone.


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