Seagate ST3000DM001 7200.14 Compatibility and Warranty

vandermerwe wrote:
Well, that would not make very good business sense from the drive manufacturer's point of view. Essentially you are saying they should insure you against making the wrong choice in the first place. Even if they offered this, the net cost to the consumer would likely be higher than if they had just bought the most appropriate drives at the outset.

Well, if I had an option to upgrade the drive when doing an RMA, I'd certainly look at the deal. i think it would build some customer loyalty even if I decided not to take it.

I don't see any business issue for the vendor, since it is limited to a failed drive replacement under warranty and they are setting the upgrade price.

ramjet73 wrote:
vandermerwe wrote: ...Can you not return the DM drives? I don't think so since the first two were purchased from Newegg in early May of this year. I still think they may be the "right" drives for me given my situation and the fact that they are on both Seagate's and Netgear's certification lists for NAS drives but time will tell.

From what I've read here and elsewhere, I'd personally avoid DM for NAS use. If I were to go with Seagate I'd pick a VN drive.