Like I said, I'm friends with the manager and he was the one who told me about nearby stores being hit with a box-of-bricks return. Looking at the authentic mo

Like I said, I'm friends with the manager and he was the one who told me about nearby stores being hit with a box-of-bricks return. Looking at the authentic model I eventually got, it's in three parts with the outer shell a glossy black and and insert that's slate colored with vent panels for passive cooling. And a Seagate logo inset that doubles as an power/activity light. The bottom has small rubber feet and the sticker with model and serial number on it. They didn't have another drive in stock to do a side-by-side comparison with, but I couldn't notice anything that would have tipped me off it was a fake. Even tried prying at the seams to see if it came apart any easier and it was held just as firmly as the real thing.