Laptop recommendations

[warlord at MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)]

I second this suggestion..  Drives should be warranted for three
years, but you may need to contact the drive vendor.  I've certainly
done this even on reburbished hardware.

-derek

David Backeberg <dave at microway.com> writes:

> If the drive is in a detachable carrier, can you pull it out, run the serial 
> number on the manufacturer's website and get warranty coverage from them? It 
> sounds like you're not going to void your warranty by opening the carrier.
>
> Maybe it's an IBM hard drive? FedEx shipping charges are cheaper than a new 
> hard drive.
>
> On Friday 14 May 2004 08:45, Mike Gorse wrote:
>> I briefly had Linux on my Thinkpad R40, and it worked fine; it was just XP
>> that stopped working...
>>
>> Actually, I have an off-topic question.  If a laptop supports Ultra ATA
>> 100, then does the hard disk need to be an Ultra ATA 100 drive?  The hard
>> disk seems to have gone on my R40, and I sent it to be repaired, but it is
>> a refurbished laptop currently covered by a Mack Camera warranty, and they
>> said that the hard disk is removable and wasn't covered under the
>> warranty.  They offered to put in a new 60gb ATA 100 drive for $280.  My
>> boss seemed irritated with them for not covering it since it wasn't clear
>> from reading the warranty that it wouldn't be covered and elected not to
>> have them fix it, so presumably we're going to find a drive for it some
>> other way, and I want to be clear on what the options are.
>>
>> Tia,
>>
>> -- Michael Gorse / AIM:linvortex / http://mgorse.home.dhs.org --
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