so apparently, anyone looking to buy one of these se16.... it states specifically that there may be a thaliand made or malaysia made hard drive inside these new boxes. the only way to tell is to check the serial number printed on the retail box version... if it starts with WYMAS then you are golden....

Hi guys, i work at best buy and noticed quite a few different models of these se16 500gb drives coming in. we've had these black retail box se16 drives for a while... and last week we got a bunch of newer ones, they come in a slightly smaller box. same box but shrunken. i bought one of each to see w...