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Old 09-21-2010, 07:23 AM   #45
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There was a problem with the Seagate 7200.11 series a couple years ago. The problem was fixed with a firmware upgrade. This is still ingrained in lot of peoples memories. A lot of these drives are still running and failing as we speak. You can include these in your sample data or you can ignore them, depending on your viewpoint.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/...200-11-failing

The 7200.11s being sold now should all be OK.
Yes... I bought one a year ago, it failed on me 6 months later and I sent it in for warranty, there was a $20 charge for replacement... I got the same model drive back.... failed again 6 months later. I just said fuck it an bought a WD.
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