I‘d guess that the german „Sachmangel“ would apply here. However, this law applies to the seller - so every dealer would have to start arguing with WD about getting their money back. Sachmangel does not apply to the same extent for business customers...
IANAL but doesn't sachmangel require the seller to know about the drives being SMR when the purchase happens?
Re:On WD Red NAS Drives
by HelloNurse on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @12:55PM
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If the product lies by design it's far beyond "not meeting specs".
Does it apply in this case? IANAL but my guess is that it should apply, as it meets two of the prerequisites:
- are not fit for the specific purpose required by the consumer, of which he/she informed the seller at the moment of conclusion of the contract, and which the seller accepted;
- are not fit for the usual purpose of goods of the same type;
[1] https://www.europe-consommateurs.eu/en/consumer-topics/buyin...