From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A0E13877A for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:02:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 83D07E0924; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:02:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx-out-2.rwth-aachen.de (mx-out-2.rwth-aachen.de [134.130.5.187]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 552AAE08AF for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:02:26 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.01,545,1400018400"; d="scan'208";a="246884334" Received: from igpm.igpm.rwth-aachen.de ([134.130.161.1]) by mx-2.rz.rwth-aachen.de with ESMTP; 25 Jun 2014 13:02:07 +0200 Received: from numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de ([134.130.161.252]) by igpm.igpm.rwth-aachen.de with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Wzkxr-0000sU-Al for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:02:07 +0200 Received: from numa-i (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by numa-i.igpm.rwth-aachen.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 326394283 for ; Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:02:07 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:02:07 +0200 From: Helmut Jarausch Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] smartctrl drive error @60% To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <53AA050F.4070907@gmail.com> <49620f42-d9c3-43b1-9f01-1250e52eb950@email.android.com> <53AA587F.8090300@gmail.com> <20140625104639.71528ad6@digimed.co.uk> <53AA9ED7.2060700@gmail.com> <53AAAA8C.8050301@thegeezer.net> In-Reply-To: <53AAAA8C.8050301@thegeezer.net> (from thegeezer@thegeezer.net on Wed Jun 25 12:55:08 2014) X-Mailer: Balsa 2.4.13 Message-Id: <1403694127.2576.0@numa-i> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 70ec77bc-cf4a-4829-9f5b-304f4dc486fa X-Archives-Hash: e4a0ddb4c506692f1bbec2079775ddd5 On 06/25/2014 12:55:08 PM, thegeezer wrote: > On 06/25/2014 11:05 AM, Dale wrote: > > > > I got a drive picked out at Newegg. $$$$$$$$ > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16822148844 >=20 > slightly offtopic - i notice that the drive has a 2year limited =20 > warranty >=20 > has anyone managed to get anything from hard drive warranties ? I always buy enterprise editions which have a warranty of 5 years. I had several drives which got replaced after 3-5 years. Furthermore, I have the "feeling" that enterprise editions have been tested more strictly. I know they are much more expensive but I even take these for my private machine. Helmut. =