New hard drive warranties cut (how to, work, drives, app)
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I still try to find single-platter drives, just to keep the chances down. Cost to gig isn't nearly as good as high capacity units, but I don't use them for storage. I have 2tb drives for that, in RAID5.
At least WD didn't cut the warranty on the better drives. I only use the "Black" series, and for now at least, they're keeping the 5 yr warranty on them.
Reducing warranty lengths may allow them to recognize revenue more quickly (GAAP). This gives them a one-time temporary bump in revenue, to smooth over the drop due to the flooding in Thailand.
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