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Does any WD model have its own Wikipedia page? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST3000DM001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST3000DM001 (I had one, it died just af
by Hamuko 2y ago
Does any WD model have its own Wikipedia page?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST3000DM001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ST3000DM001
(I had one, it died just after its warranty ended but Seagate did send me a replacement after bitching about it for long enough.)
- knute 2y agoThere's an IBM Deathstar (sold to Hitachi, sold to WD) model that has its own section, at least: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskstar#IBM_Deskstar_75GXP_failures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deskstar#IBM_Deskstar_75GXP_fa...
- magicalhippo 2y agoLost my first 3 years of programming thanks to a Deathstar... Still miffed about it, as I enjoy going back looking at my earlier code. At least I learned to take backups, which has saved my butt several times since.
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- baobun 2y agoI agree it's not an easy call between the two! I guess the conclusion of this episode could tip the scales, if we ever get an explanation. My best guesses right now are some mix of organized crime disrupting their German distribution and/or less publically acknowledged graymarket/OEM channels gone wrong. If it really comes from inside Seagate I don't think a sane person would buy from them again. It gets more nuanced when talking about their responsibility to keep oversight over their supply chains and distribution.
- rasz 2y agoThey both competed for worst drive :) https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/archived/resources-archived/amstrad-loses-us-hard-disk-lawsuit-1999-06/ https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/archived/resources-ar... " Western Digital supplied it with faulty disk drives during 1988 and 1989"