[HN Gopher] "Clearly predatory": Western Digital sparks panic, a...
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       "Clearly predatory": Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-
       shaming HDDs
        
       Author : mfiguiere
       Score  : 21 points
       Date   : 2023-06-12 20:14 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | PebblesHD wrote:
       | If a drive warrantied for 5 years begins showing warnings and
       | refusing a rebuild in a cluster due to the manufacturer at only
       | 3, that should qualify for warranty replacement no? Even if it
       | wasn't, consumer law in places like Australia include a layman's
       | test for reasonable lifetime for statutory warranty coverage
       | which likely covers the same.
       | 
       | This doesn't sound like a very well thought through idea...
        
       | donmcronald wrote:
       | Nothing screams quality like a big warning saying the product
       | shouldn't be relied on for more than 3 years. Why should i buy
       | one of these low quality drives that only lasts 3 years?
        
       | firstlink wrote:
       | It would have been better to run the headline, "WD advises
       | customers of maximum 3 yr lifespan of NAS drives".
        
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