SnowDrifter Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 First let me say that this is in no way associated with SMD or any of it's members. I just want to share my experience and this seemed like the proper section. I ordered a hard drive through Electronica Direct on Amazon. It was a nice Western Digital drive. I got the package in 'bulk packaging' - the drive was in an anti-static bag wrapped in bubble wrap. Not in your typical WD packaging. Fast forward to a year and a half later, the drive fails. Called up WD customer service and they have no record of that drive being produced. I even ran some of their software to look at the drive and that confirmed that it was, in fact, not a true WD drive. I'm not sure if this is their entire business practice, but I think this is definitely something to be aware of. If they are selling counterfeit drives (knowingly or not) - what's to say that other things they are selling aren't fake too? Also: Amazon and WD themselves have been very helpful in getting this resolved. To hats off to their C/S. The seller on the other hand? Not so much... Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitaaa Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Sorry you got screwed man Quote 2007 M/T Honda Civic Coupe EX (4) Sundown Audio X-8's (2) Ampere Audio 3800.1's (3) Stinger SPV-44 Batteries (1) Mechman 240 3:1 Ratio 4th order sealed from the trunkTEAM NWSPLBest termlab scores to date in Honda trunk:151.7db legal (official) IASCA trunk 3 classBest termlab scores to date in my walled Subie:152.9db legal (unofficial) IASCA advanced 2 class155db outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 No worries. Amazon and WD are taking care of me well Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikitaaa Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Really? That's awesome! Quote 2007 M/T Honda Civic Coupe EX (4) Sundown Audio X-8's (2) Ampere Audio 3800.1's (3) Stinger SPV-44 Batteries (1) Mechman 240 3:1 Ratio 4th order sealed from the trunkTEAM NWSPLBest termlab scores to date in Honda trunk:151.7db legal (official) IASCA trunk 3 classBest termlab scores to date in my walled Subie:152.9db legal (unofficial) IASCA advanced 2 class155db outlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will77530 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 have you tried contacting them (electronica direct) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ric006 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 sorry to hear you got screwed man, can you post a pic of the hard drive board u can usually tell if its WD from the board also i have stayed away from buying WD since there 16gb hard drive was made anything after that was about the time frame of going bad with then i stay with Seagate and Hitachi, i say maxtor but seagate bought them out a few years back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 sorry to hear you got screwed man, can you post a pic of the hard drive board u can usually tell if its WD from the board also i have stayed away from buying WD since there 16gb hard drive was made anything after that was about the time frame of going bad with then i stay with Seagate and Hitachi, i say maxtor but seagate bought them out a few years back 16 gig?...160 gig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 oh thats shitty what it show up in the bios and device manager as? Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted December 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Not detected in either bios or device manager. The drive stopped being detectable this morning. Quote ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Lightning Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 dang ... that sux Quote Kenwood / HELIX / Linear Power (For The Love Of Music) / Brutal Sounds / OverKill Electric Co Questions About Sound Quality ?? Try Here ... Sound Quality, What does it REALLY mean ?? SMD SOTM Winner "White Lightning" 1997 GMT400 Chevy Silverado "The Green Dickle" 1994 GMT400 Chevy "Phantom Dually" Randal's 2007 Chevy Avalanche (we haven't named this one yet) Dylan's "Brutal" 17 Chevy Cruze RS Hatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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