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BS.. This is the whole reason I buy Seagates.

I'm doing a warranty return right now (as I type). They might be a little lax on the whole 5-3 yr deal. I have a drive that is over 5 yrs and they're still giving me a free replacement.

Can't complain.

I buy seagate for the warranty. Makes you wonder if the true failure rate is just past 3 years. Why else would they lower it.

bunch of BS if u ask me

What happens to the data when you send in a failed drive? Do they securely handle and erase before selling it as refurbished?

Glad to hear your input #2 but I won't expect any slack from them.
Keep your receipts, because their site starts the warranty qualification from the build date of the individual drive. So if you buy older stock, you may need to prove when it was purchased by you, especially with the warranty change.

most of us replace hard drives more often than the warranty lasts. 3-years ago, 250gig was huge, today is terrabyte, in 2012, i'm guessing 20TB will be standard. i'll keep buying seagate drives regardless of there warranty as they last.

edit-still dwunk from last knight. need more coffeee.

I guess the only reason to buy Seagate are over.

Get over it.

Oh waaah.

i have owned a personal computer since 1988 (monochrome monitor and 20mb hard disk). i have worked for IT in state government and as an independent consultant. I have always been impressed by the quality that seagate produces. And, i have never held more loyalty to a manufacturer than to Seagate. i am sticking with 20+ years of ONLY positive experiences (and that is a ton of hard disks).

hey polesmoker WTF did you just say? That first line was a doosie.

I'd like to thank all the employees of Seagate for their GLOWING reviews in a lame attempt to keep their jobs, but I've never had good luck with Seagate hard drives.

Segate went to hell when they bought maxtor and started reselling crappy maxtor drives as segate. They still make decent drives, but you have dig through revision and firmware levels to find them.

Count me out too. The last two drives I bought were Seagates, and that was ONLY because of the 5 year warranty. Back to WD.

this move by seagate obviously destroys their credibility. I wont demand their drives now. I will shop around.

if the only reason you bought them was for the extra two years over the other brands, then you're foolish to begin with. WD did the same thing years ago, didn't they? i think (please correct me if i'm wrong) that having such long warranties also counts against them on accounting books...something like liability or writing off the warranty value or something. either way, who cares. it's definitely NICE to have a five year warranty, but three years is an eternity with computers anyway.

# 16 - i echo your sentiments.
# 17 - i recycle my disks after 5 years, on the date the warranty expires. unless i don't care about my data. my faith in the longevity of my disk matches the warranty time.

For several years now, I haven't even thought about buying anything but Seagate. This was mainly because of the 5 year warranty! It seems that both the 1TB and 1.5TB Seagates had poorer reviews than the previous generation. Looks like I'll be considering the other brands on my next HD purchase.

I wouldn't think that I'll be buying too many more hard drives. Hopefully SSD will start to take over everything.

ive had seagate for almost 4 years already. i guess ill start backing stuff up on my WD just in case.