Just for the record, Western Digital has been selling full retail hard drives
with "one year" marked on the box for a year or two.  (I saw them mostly
at a walk-in CompUSA store.) It has always been a question of where you
got it and what model it was/is. (I'm not referring to ANY type of OEM or
white or brown box type drive.)
WD is  just making it "harder" or more expensive to get the three years now...
                   Rick Glazier

From: "Anthony Garvey"
A quick check of a major retailer's web site (CDW) shows that IBM, Seagate
and WD are offering a three year warranty; Maxtor is offering a one-year
warranty.  I would definitely go with a three year warranty, even if it
costs a bit extra.

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