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G_day, i know what you mean but i buy from there for me, because i know what i am buying. And usually warranty can be done via direct contact with the manufacturer as long as you have a receipt. I usually run the serial numbers on the manufacturers website to check the status, just after purchase. I had the infamous IBM Deathstar drive started with a 30gb died a year later, replaced by a 40gb by retailer which died a 1 year later replaced by a 60gb by IBM directly. Then the warranty ran out that was about 2 years back and the drive is still running. But this will be replaced by the 500's.
I just got 2x500GB's from Eddie today, and I bought a 200gb last year from him. The 200gb is in a external USB caddy and is my main photo storage drive. Unfortunately i discovered that my powersupply does not have the correct SATA power plugs. Oh well time to get some converters. Still running my olf AMD 1800+ Abit NF7-sv2 in a Antec 1080 case. This machine was in a Aopen full tower case before with a GB motherboard. I like full towers especially since i usually have many hdd's in there.
I stopped upgrading it about 2 years back and i dont see much point, as this is longer my main system for games etc. I use consoles for games and my laptop for most of my work. This box is just storage now, it runs 24/7.
I am going to replace the 20gb, 60gb and 80gb drives in this with the 2x500 gb. The 200 will stay in the caddy or might go internal not sure yet. When I can afford some more I will get 2 more and then create a mirror if i can mange it. Probably need a SATA Raid card. That should keep it safe and running for another few years. Possibly i will buy some 2nd hand upgrade do a dual core, but I rather save my money for Telescope's and accessories. Computer purchases are best left to a salary sacrifice laptops, every few years.
Regards
Fahim
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