Is it normal for these to come in a brown box with a label over the edge ? Every WD product usually comes in a sealed box. Refurb maybe? Amaz sold
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Was this sold by Amazon? If so, that sounds about right. A refurb drive would have a white label and have the works refurb on it.
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Mine came in sealed thin clear plastic - no markings. It passed the SMART test.
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The price is now down to $95. Even $95 seems too high a price to pay considering the possibility of future data loss. Amazon hiked its price up - probably to encourage sales and boost confidence. But the negative reviews keep growing. I have decided against buying this drive. Take a look at the alternatives discussed in the comments section here: http://estrip.org/articles/tinypliny/47862.html(Click on the comment bubble to see the comments.)
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Oh Ya...Price I paid $53 ea, shorter warranty...well your call if it's worth it or not! No WD 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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Hi D. Petitpas,I was wondering if anyone would ever reply to my post. I didn't know that these drives were shipped pre-formated and I don't think that it is listed in it's description here on Amazon. Thank you so very much for setting me straight!
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New Packaging, Static Bag sealed, Foam inserts to protect HDD, Brown Box oversized
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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.
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White box? It should come in the original Gigabyte box with all the extra stuff and be taped up in a static bag. Sounds to me like a return or refurbished board. Send it back and say that it was not new and yiu want a new board.
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The best answer is that my WD unit liked it. If you have a newer model/version - then I can not answer but I know they would not want to mess with something that is working for now. Besides, it is cheep and if it doesn't work your only out a few bucks.
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I've got the same thing with only airbags from amazon. this is NOT A SAFE way to ship HArd drives. maybe they do it, to ensure that we will be back to buy another HD from them soon, as if they aren't DOA.. they wont last long. lol with that type of shipping.I got 2 seagate 500GB drives from Buy.com both at different times. they were in little boxes. with this cardboard like stuff shaped to HOLD the HD in the air.. then had packaging around them.. it was a great design. and I wish amazon and newegg would do the same!
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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
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It is a marketing thing. They all show the internals to the disk. When you get a new one it is sealed.
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No, these are the latest models, you can tell by the actual model designation number. I think it ends in something like EFRX..... One of mine would not format initially, and WD overnighted me a new one... even before they sent me the RMA (Returm Material Authorization) !
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Mine came new in the Manufacturer Bio-Bag. Really good price for the hard drive, Fast speeds as Well. Highly Recommended
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The cartridge came in a sealed wrapper without a box. The wrapper was sealed. So, I did not have a problem with that. Working in a warehouse myself, sometimes an outer box gets banged up during handling by several different people in the process and it is better to discard it as the cartridge is in a sealed inner wrapper. Just my opinion.
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Amazon have been sending me the WD20EARS-00MVWB0!If you do buy it, please buy it thru my Amazon Store, its the same price and I get a small kickback from the sale.http://astore.amazon.com/brisperpag-20/detail/B002ZCXK0IGreat drive btw, use this for my main data partition and for an external backup drive on many servers.
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Just received my four drives. Each drive was packed in a separate box with bubble wrap surrounding each drive and then cushioned between two air packs. The four boxes were placed in a larger box with a set of air packs on top. Seems reasonably well packed to me.