Does anyone know what seller actually sells this drive with the proper packaging?
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That raises the question: What is the "proper packaging" for this drive? And the corollary question: How do you know it when you see it? What I do know is that mine has worked without a qualm since I bought it.
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I ordered the 80g from Rakuton, it was shipped from Referbished PC and worked only two days. I am really not sure what the hard drive actually is.
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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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Mine was just a drive in a box. However, Seagate drivers are online with good support, especially Seagate Tools, which is why I prefer this brand.
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My drive arrived the same way and i can tell you that there was no problems with it. It was still in good condition and works perfectly fine. Hope this helped.
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It is a normal SATA hard disk drive. You can buy it in any computer store.Regards
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I contacted my external hard drive mfg. (Seagate) via web & then called. They researched the item, gave me the model # for the item and recommended Amazon for best price!Received it quickly and am very happy!
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A case wasn't included with the drive, so I pack it in an old zippered case purchased for another item I purchased a few years ago. I'm sure you can find something appropriate. Jim
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Yes, but the Hard Drive is of very poor quality, and poor attention Seller !!
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There's also a photo of the adapter label that displays all of the information on it, Sirik. It's on the initial product page, with the other product photos. I was about to upload one myself, then I saw that a photo is already there... Good luck! It's a very reliable drive with great features!
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I received a 2TB Hitachi on June 29th, 2010, and it was RETAIL packaging. I ordered direct from Amazon, not a reseller. I had no issues with the drive, and it is still running strong. It seems that some of the 1 star reviewers later in July got non-Retail boxes. I bought mine when Hitachi was offering a rebate, so I bet Amazon sold out of Retail packaged units by the time July rolled around. Looks like they have the item under investigation now...probably for the packaging.
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The one I got was NOT SEALED! Only a pice of tape keeps bag close. Tip. Check the drive runing time when you bought one. Because the dick sold me a used drive that have been ran for more 1,000 hours.
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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.
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No they have not. I just received a 500GB Seagate today. The packaging is completely defective. The drive itself was in a cardboard box with extremely flimsy inner dividers that were suppose to "suspend" the drive in the middle. One of the divider tabs was broken (quite clearly due to poor design) and my drive was sitting on the bottom of the box. There was no form-fitting plastic clam shell. This defective box was then put in an outer shipping box which had plastic air bags only on top. This means my drive was effectively shipped with ZERO padding. The only thing between the drive and the hard ground was two pieces of cardboard. I'm sure the postal carrier had great fun with it. It boggles the mind that anyone could ship a hard drive like that.
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I need to swap the print circuit board, since PC cannot detect this drive any more. I have tons of data on this drive that needs retrieval. So I placed another order again. Hope I will get exact model as I bought in Nov, 2010. The model I received last time is also WD20EARS-00MVWB0. Can someone report what's their model number now, if they bought it recently? Thank you. I will report mine once I get it on Monday.
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They never show the back cover of the drive in the photos - no wonder there is so much confusion. Open the drive and the warranty is void. They shipped SEALED from the atmosphere, be sure of that.
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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.