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Is having a hard drive shipped to my house a bad idea?
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I ordered an Iomega enclosed drive from Amazon about 1-1/2 years ago and it was was packaged rather ---loosely--, tried it out & it made terrible noises so I returned it without difficulty. I then ordered a bare WD Green HDD and also a separate enclosure from Amazon and they were both packaged much better. I guess it just depends. Amazon's return policy is excellent though.
And, the heads are parked in there home position, they can not damage the platters.
Shipping is shipping, many/most are from Asia, how do you think they get to US/Europe.
I find this an odd question.
Shipping is shipping, many/most are from Asia, how do you think they get to US/Europe.
I find this an odd question.
Odd? its weird. Why wouldn't you have it shipped to your house? I've had dozens shipped to mine.
A better question is why have it shipped anywhere that is not convenient?
Buy it from NewEgg. I order my HDDs from there and so far, none come damaged from shipping. Very well packed.
Opinions and experiences will vary. But my experience with NewEgg has always been pleasant and great.
Can't say I agree or not, i just find it hilarious, one says absolutely not, the other definitely does.
You shouldn't have a problem. I've ordered many hard drives from Amazon and Newegg and never had a problem.
Just read the review sections on hard drives on Newegg. The most common complaint is drive DOA.
Newegg is notoriously bad. I've gotten drives from many different places, never as many DOA as from them. It's pretty much a 50/50 gamble with Newegg. They have great customer service, but still a pain.
There are two general classes of drives you can buy. Those in "retail" boxes and OEM "bare" drives wrapped in a antistatic sleeve.
If it is a retail box drive then it is probably OK no matter who you get it shipped from. The shipper should put in some redundant padding so the internal box doesn't widely bang around, but the retail boxes are usually pretty well designed to protect the drive.
If it is a drive in a antistatic sleeve/bag then how the vendor packages the drive is an issue. Amazon and OWC typically use quality boxes and stuff enough packing padding ( air bags , corn packing peanuts , whatever bio-friendly material on their short list) and ship them off. Some other folks don't do as good of a job.
OEM drives are usually shipped to stores ( at least stores that sell alot of them) in a bigger box with better padding for the drives. It is only when they are "repacked" into smaller lots for shipping that gets removed. Your local BubbaGump small volume PC parts store might be getting them newegg and it is no different.
I think we can all agree never to have our drives shipped to Jester's house.
