05-25-2017, 02:12 PM
I once had a drive with a 3 year warranty (HGST).
When it died after six months, its replacement was a refurbished drive with a 6 month warranty.
So: A 5 year warranty does not mean you are guaranteed to have a working drive for 5 years. In my case, a 3 year warranty ended up being one year.
I once had another drive, a Torqx SSD, with a 5 year warranty.
When it died after 2 years, it was replaced with a SLOWER, obsolete model (Warp) with no TRIM ability - I was given the choice of either the slower model or no replacement at all (Thanks, Patriot).
Better to go with a drive that has a good reputation rather than an unproven Seagate model.
When it died after six months, its replacement was a refurbished drive with a 6 month warranty.
So: A 5 year warranty does not mean you are guaranteed to have a working drive for 5 years. In my case, a 3 year warranty ended up being one year.
I once had another drive, a Torqx SSD, with a 5 year warranty.
When it died after 2 years, it was replaced with a SLOWER, obsolete model (Warp) with no TRIM ability - I was given the choice of either the slower model or no replacement at all (Thanks, Patriot).
Better to go with a drive that has a good reputation rather than an unproven Seagate model.