Seagate GoFlex 1TB @ 2.8k

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I was told that these are factory refurbished HDD's when I called their help line.

The fellow went on to add that there would be a 1 year warranty, but wasn't sure if it was Manufacturer warranty or Greendust warranty.

@Kanishk - Do let us know when you get more details!
 
Do they stock WD? I was thinking that if they do, then you might try your luck with WD itself as they don't require a bill for warranty claims. In case the drive is not good, you should be able to get a replacement. Probability at play, but probably worth a try
 
Unrealistic said:
I was told that these are factory refurbished HDD's when I called their help line.

The fellow went on to add that there would be a 1 year warranty, but wasn't sure if it was Manufacturer warranty or Greendust warranty.

@Kanishk - Do let us know when you get more details!
I don't think this drive is refurb otherwise it would have been mentioned somewhere. One rep will come back to me tomorrow with the hard drive details.

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the outlet near my house is yet to established completely, still they guys at the outlet told me that any product which you through them will carry Undirect company warranty i.e. if you got any problem you have to return the product @ greendust and they will do further for a time period of 1year. The seagate drive is also carrying thr 1year warranty and not the company warranty however he told me that he never seen an hdd till now in thr catalog, he said if u can give us sometime until we get our broadband and pc setup here so that we can provide you complete details, there was also Samsung 32" Series 5 Full HD lcd @ 26k, seems good too xD

LCD Link :- http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/lcd-tv/LA32C530F1RMXL/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&returnurl=

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seshu said:
AND we are not sure about its warranty

so, is it not better to get one from ebay

Seagate GoFlex 1TB @ Rs 3445 appears to be the lowest..

seagate 1tb external, 1TB, 500GB items at low prices on eBay India

the link above is the right one. and sorting the products by lowest price first, the drive on top costs 5050/-

so its hell lot cheaper compared to market.. just the warranty part is a bit messy.. and also no one knows what kind of ASS they would provide..

I don't want to wait for 1 month if god forbid the hdd goes kaput.. :P
 
thr ASS is much better if you compare them to direct company warranty, for example, my friend purchased a Samsung mobile phone through em, dunno which 1 but he paid around 5k for it, 1 day he accidentally dropped the phone and thr appears to be a dent after that fall, he arrived thr, gave them a silly reason, and they replaced his phone with another 1 within a week :)
 
Customers return products for many reasons: a customer may change his or her mind, not like the product, or have difficulty operating it. Whether it is returned a month later or only the very next day, such an item must be identified as 'refurbished'

I don't know where kuld33p got this from cos he has not quoted the source, but it is a load of BS, just try doing this to any dealer of any product here in hamara India and you will know what I am talking about. Even a product with genuine defect will not be replaced immediately here in India.
 
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