[Pc_Support] Maxtor 100GB Serial ATA (SATA) drive $99.99 - $65.00rebate

[Damien McKenna]

> Now Maxtor-Quantum is their own fab.
> So is Seagate.
> So is Hitachi.
> Western Digital is basically Hitachi right now (and IBM
> before that).

So these three/four companies are the only ones to manufacture their own
drives?

> But most OEM products are sold dirt-cheap for cost, and that
> means the worst of the batch.  Hence why many only carry a 1
> year warranty.

Would you be concerned about OEM drives that still had the full 3-year
or 5-year warranties?  NewEgg et al have them much cheaper than the
retail versions.

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