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Tom B.

Tom B.

Joined on 03/21/06

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Most Favorable Review

Works with a quirk

IOCELL Networks NetDISK 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (White & Red) S5 (FS54WR)
IOCELL Networks NetDISK 4GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive (White & Red) S5 (FS54WR)

Pros: 4 GB of storage. Small. Rugged enough to keep in your pocket. Works well.

Cons: It shows up as 2 devices. One is read only with the software; shows up as a CD. The other is your flash drive. I had issues in Linux with K3B CD burning. It would mount/umount the CD and then the flash. I have a smartq MID and it only sees the RO device, not the part you can write.

Overall Review: I'd love to blow away the RO part or have that show up as the 2nd device instead of the 1st.

Most Critical Review

DOA

Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Seagate Desktop HDD ST4000DM000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Not expensive, available.

Cons: Was DOA which seems a trend with this mode I had to pay for RMA myself. (Will it get refunded?) I wasted a week sending it back. The replacement will get here RSN. I'm looking elsewhere for better RMA policies. Saving 10% isn't worth it.

Overall Review: I should have to pay for a return shipping label on a DOA item. It's bad enough that it got damaged and I have to wait for resolution to get a refund or a replacement, but I had to pay for this too.

High failure, low RMA

Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive
Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Cheap

Cons: Cheap. I had one of these original that failed before the warranty was up. They replaced it with a refurb unit, like this one here. It failed after 5 months. The original warranty seems to have expired 12/30/2010 and they won't auto issue the RMA. The date on the drive is Jul-2009 which means its only 1 yr, 7 months old.

Overall Review: I had a good experience RMAing the original. I've asked them to issue an RMA for this one. It failed in Dec 2010, but I hadn't had a chance to ask for an RMA. I have other brands of 750GB drives that are fine.