Here's something odd. I have a dead diamondmax 10 200gb drive here, from feb. 2005. By that time most HD manufacturers switched to 3 years warranty..
That is what Techreport.com says and you've guessed it, mine is a retail drive and thus no longer in any warranty period.Maxtor's warranty policy for DiamondMax drives is a little odd. Units sold as bare drives are covered by a three-year warranty, but those sold in retail packaging only get a one-year pact. It seems counter-intuitive that the retail drive kits would get less warranty coverage than bare drive equivalents, but there's no reason for enthusiasts to buy more expensive retail kits, so I can't complain. Perhaps Maxtor is only serving up extra warranty coverage for bare drives because it knows that those who buy bare drives are conditioned to expect better warranty coverage. It's unfortunate that the unwashed masses who are buying retail drive kits get shafted with a single-year warranty, though.
Its kind of annoying though, I don't believe the OEM ones are physically different so why does mine have 1 year warranty and the rest 3 years?Would I have a chance somewhere / somehow to still RMA this 15 month old drive? How 'cool' is Seagate now they bought Maxtor?
/Niels