im thinking about buying this hard drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003

and i noticed it says a 3 year manufacturer warranty. on the wd site http://support.wdc.com/warranty/policy.asp it says its a 3 year warranty for a bulk drive "Any Non-Kitted Hard Drive sold to Authorized WD Distributors" and 1 year for a retail kit.

i was just curious what non-kitted meant, and want to be sure this would apply to me.

2/20/2006 6:21:48 PM

for some reason the more expensive retail wd drives only carry a 1 yr warranty while oem drives carry a 3 yr, hope that helps.

2/20/2006 7:02:21 PM

not kitted = not retail with "kit" Meaning no manual, cables, retail box etc

you will get the 3 year warranty, and the drive will come in a sealed static bag, thats it



[Edited on February 20, 2006 at 7:47 PM. Reason : .]

2/20/2006 7:45:23 PM

The retail kits come with a coupon to purchase the extended warranty.

Unfortunately the quality of most any product is reflected in the length of the warranty.

2/20/2006 7:46:44 PM