how to get a Nidec motor Samsung Spinpont guranteed

dan · Post by **dan** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:03 am

hello,
newegg won't do it. zipzoomfly won't do it. best buy, compusa, circuit city don't sell it.

i finally found a way you can order by phone a guranteed nidec motor samsung spinpoint.

microcenter in westmont, il had nidec and will sell it to you if you ask by phone. specifically,

click
http://www.microcenter.com/at_the_stores/westmont.html

call during Hours:Mon. - Sat. 10 to 9; Sun. 11 to 6

@ (630) 371-5500,

if possible, speak with the general store manager, Lydia. tell her "dan suggests i can buy a nidec motor" as i personally spent about half an hour explaining to her the difference between nidec and jvc, where and how to find the label on the motor, and why i MUST get nidec. i made it a point to mention silentpc review

. if you speak to someone other than "lydia" you may have to explain the difference between jvc and nidec, and where to find it. also lydia is the general store manager, and it's she who takes the credit cards anyway.

i originally called the microcenter in chicago by phone, and they (1)- didn't want to help me (2) didn't care to investigate, and (3) claimed all their HD are JVC. the westmont microcenter was very professonal and friendly and prompt.

then place order. with small retailers like microcenter, the managers can personally locate and identify the drive in the warehouse. with large online retailers like newegg they simply ship whatever warehouse has.

by the way i originally ordered the drive from newegg but when one of their reps told me before it was sent out it was a JVC i told newegg to cancel the order, and they did so promptly.

i ordered it from this microcenter, and i received my nidec spinpoint, and it's awesomely quiet!

Reesh · Post by **Reesh** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:34 pm

Hey dan, did this microcenter have 1614N oem drives? The one in mayfield, OH only had 1604N drives even though they did have nidecs.

smoothness · Post by **smoothness** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:13 am

you can call any microcenter and ask them to pick one with a nidec motor - that's the advantage of the oem boxes being clear.

rtsai · Post by **rtsai** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:46 am

Reesh wrote:Hey dan, did this microcenter have 1614N oem drives? The one in mayfield, OH only had 1604N drives even though they did have nidecs.

I suspect not. Just check the Microcenter.com website; they don't list the SP1614N drives (although they do list SP1604N and SP1614C).

johanca · Post by **johanca** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 2:36 am

Is 2*Spinpoint 160gb more quiet than 1*250 gb 7200.8 ATA?

Furthermore: How do you know if it has a NIDEC motor?

dan · Post by **dan** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 9:56 am

lol - just ask lydia.

i first called the microcenter in chicago, and they didn't want to help me. the microcenter in westmont and "lydia" was very helpful.

Reesh · Post by **Reesh** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:53 pm

I returned the 1604N to microcenter and got the 1614C sata drive...along with my new DFI ultra infinity

johanca if you look on the forums there are plenty of posts and pictures explaining how to identify the motor. But basically if you look at the back of the drive right above the motor there is a stamp with the name and serial number? of the motor. It will read either Nidec or JVC on the motor.

elasticdog · Post by **elasticdog** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:50 pm

Just for reference, I ordered a Samsung SP0802N a few days ago from NewEgg...got it today, and it is a Nidec!

ambrose007 · Post by **ambrose007** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 6:53 pm

Hi, This Brian from Microcenter in westmont we just got a shipment of the samsung SATA 160gb SP1614C drives with the nidec motor's

We have a limited amount, but we do have them you can call and order them over the phone but make sure you tell them you need the nidec's they will now be seperate from the other samsungs.

Ask for Brian in commications, as i have been the one who has been sorting them and making sure the right drives get sent out, and i make commssion...

The Sku # is 556431
Micro Center
80 East Ogden Ave
Westmont, IL 60559
630-371-5500

P.S

If your looking for anything else we might have drop a line
we will see what we can do

Brian

dan · Post by **dan** » Thu Feb 17, 2005 8:44 pm

hi brian,
i think it was you i spoke to. it was this website i learned that recommended the nidec over jvc motor. you refered me to lydia.

by the way, we at silentpcreview are waiting anxiously for the seasonic s12 series. i know that you sell the 380 watt for $80+ dollars.

do you also offer the 330 watt seasonic s12 for say, $50-60 dollars? over at the forum on power supplies we are all asking where to by the seasonic s12, and personally i want an entry-level 330 watt (that or the super flower)

ambrose007 · Post by **ambrose007** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:18 am

Yeah Dan it was me i talked to you on the phone the first time then gave ya to layda to do the phone order, i will chekc on the power supplies for you when i get back in to work and post it here for you all to know

Brian

ambrose007 · Post by **ambrose007** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:51 am

Dan, Okay ih ave the s12 380, and the s12 600 but no 300 watt

will see if we can get it added to our inventory

Brian

jldet5 · Post by **jldet5** » Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:50 pm

ambrose007 wrote:Hi, This Brian from Microcenter in westmont we just got a shipment of the samsung SATA 160gb SP1614C drives with the nidec motor's

We have a limited amount, but we do have them you can call and order them over the phone but make sure you tell them you need the nidec's they will now be seperate from the other samsungs.

Ask for Brian in commications, as i have been the one who has been sorting them and making sure the right drives get sent out, and i make commssion...

The Sku # is 556431
Micro Center
80 East Ogden Ave
Westmont, IL 60559
630-371-5500

P.S

If your looking for anything else we might have drop a line
we will see what we can do

Brian

Any chance you'll be getting some 80GB SATAs?

ambrose007 · Post by **ambrose007** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:01 am

We do have the 80 gigs though i have not checked to see what the motor is on them

Brian

Brum Man · Post by **Brum Man** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:56 am

Hello everyone,

My first post so please be gentle! I see that you have found a place in the US that can guarantee these motors, but does anyone know of a place in the UK

Cheers, Peter.

Steelviper · Post by **Steelviper** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:44 am

I too am interested in an 80 gig SATA nidec.

It seems that there is something of a niche market that is not being served. I would be willing to pay a (small) premium on one of these drives to have the assurance that it has a nidec motor. I think there are many others (both here in the US and globally, apparently) that would do the same.

Things would be so much simpler if samsung only shipped the nidec units. Has anybody heard about the lawsuit?

Apparently Nidec is suing JVC over the use of patented technology in the manufacture of spindle motors for hard drives. If only JVC had done a better job copying the nidec design...

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=ne ... &id=327902

ambrose007 · Post by **ambrose007** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:23 am

Brian here,

Microcenter can ship anywhere you would like though i don't know what the cost would be for the shipping to the uk. We use a couple different shipphing companies, UPS,FEDX ect so so just give us a call and we can set somehting up

Brian

Steelviper · Post by **Steelviper** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:55 pm

I asked about getting a Nidec unit at endpcnoise, and while the answer wasn't 100% what I wanted it was a lot more helpful and encouraging that what I got at some other places.

-----Original Message-----
From: Darin R [mailto:<First Name, Last Initial of From>@endpcnoise.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:59 PM
To: <Steelviper's real name>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Sales Question

<Steelviper's first name>:

I looked, and see that the current 80GB SATA HDD's we have are the
Nidec motor, but I can't guarantee that this will be what you get.

Thanks,
Darin

jldet5 · Post by **jldet5** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:26 pm

ambrose007 wrote:We do have the 80 gigs though i have not checked to see what the motor is on them

Brian

Tried to get a hold of you today but he was not sure which Brian and thought you might be on vacation. I did say communications but that didn't help. Got an extension or anything else I can tell them to get us connected?

jldet5 · Post by **jldet5** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:27 pm

ambrose007 wrote:We do have the 80 gigs though i have not checked to see what the motor is on them

Brian

Is the web site not completely accurate?

Steelviper · Post by **Steelviper** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:52 am

Endpcnoise.com did end up setting aside and sending me a Nidec! (Thanks Darin!)

I'm not sure if they'll do it for all orders, but perhaps if enough people start asking they might make it a standard practice to sort out the Nidecs.

ilh · Post by **ilh** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:28 pm

I just emailed Endpcnoise.com, and they told me all their SP1614C and SP0812C are JVCs. Who bought all their Nidecs?

--Lee

Steelviper · Post by **Steelviper** » Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:30 pm

Me!!!

Actually, I just bought one. Hopefully it really is a Nidec, though. I'll report back when it arrives.

velvet45 · Post by **velvet45** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:01 pm

I found a couple of SP 1604's with Nidec motors at a Microcenter near me yesterday. The only downside was that they only have 2mb cache

I need a couple of drives to put in my new system.

rtsai · Post by **rtsai** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:32 pm

Can you use SATA SP1614C drives? Microcenter carries those. But there weren't any on the shelves in the store near me; I had to ask someone to check the stockroom to get them.

Steelviper · Post by **Steelviper** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:48 am

ilh wrote:I just emailed Endpcnoise.com, and they told me all their SP1614C and SP0812C are JVCs. Who bought all their Nidecs?

--Lee

Just got the 80 gig nidec from endpcnoise.com. It appears that had at least one nidec...

velvet45 · Post by **velvet45** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:41 am

Rtsai,

THey did have the 1614C's but they were all JVC's

I didnt ask them to look in the back though.

JVM · Post by **JVM** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:48 am

I had to RMA my SP1614N with NIDEC motor and even though I requested a replacement with same motor, they sent me one with the dreaded JVC motor.

rtsai · Post by **rtsai** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 11:37 am

JVM wrote:I had to RMA my SP1614N with NIDEC motor and even though I requested a replacement with same motor, they sent me one with the dreaded JVC motor.

So have you noticed a difference?

JVM · Post by **JVM** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 3:53 pm

rtsai wrote:
JVM wrote:I had to RMA my SP1614N with NIDEC motor and even though I requested a replacement with same motor, they sent me one with the dreaded JVC motor.
So have you noticed a difference?

While waiting for Samsung to send me a replacement, I got a WD 160 GB IDE drive with FDB. I am so happy with my WD hard drive that I see no reason to even bother with the Samsung. I have had two Samsung hard drives develop bad sectors and I think it's time for a change

MY WD 1600JB seems as quiet as the SP1614N--so I don't need to fuss with Samsung's replacement that doesn't even have a build date that I can find.

Samsung took eight business days to send me a replacement after they got my drive--eight business days! And that is before they shipped it!!!

how to get a Nidec motor Samsung Spinpont guranteed

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