Western Digital NAS drives flash ‘warning’ after 3 years even if nothing’s wrong

Re:Western Digital NAS drives flash ‘warning’ after 3 years ... by sp332 on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @11:48PM (#36414176)

They have a 5-year warranty! (The Red Pro ones do at least.) And this failure mode makes it impossible to rebuild a degraded array if you have one of these drives in that's 4 years old.

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Re:Western Digital NAS drives flash ‘warning’ after 3 years ... by AndrewDavis on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:34AM (#36417172)

Warranties vary based on line. I bought a Red Plus drive last week and it is 3 years, the blue is 2 years.

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Re:Western Digital NAS drives flash ‘warning’ after 3 years ... by sidewndr46 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @08:44AM (#36417746)

Having dealt with WD's warranty process once, I pledged myself never to deal with that again. After dealing with a broken web-form, I got charged $380 for a non-existent warranty replacement drive. When I disputed the charge on my credit card, I got a phone call from some mid-level executive who apparently was pissed their number was given as a point of contact. When I tried to explain the problem, they insisted I owed them $20 for returning the drive "late".

Probably the worst technology company I have ever dealt with.

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