Cheapest I can see right now for a WD Red 4TB online. I wish our dollar was on par with USD to make this an even better deal but I guess it's still cheaper than local prices.
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Does that look like a red drive to you?
Oh whoops, my mistake :D
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Anyone had any experiences in getting HDDs shipped internationally? I'm somewhat hesitant about the idea, though would have no issues with getting SSDs due to the lack of moving parts - is this a fair line of thinking?
I've never had a problem with any shipped HDD from any country, but there's always someone who has had a bad experience. Unlike the "good ol' days" when you had to ensure your HDD was parked, nowadays heads are very unlikely to move. In fact most drives have come shipped in a cardboard, plastic or styrofoam cage that protects them well.
But even if you have a problem, WD, Seagate (includes Samsung & Maxtor) , Toshiba, , Hitachi, IBM and others will have an international warranty. Most claims can be done online using the HDDs' serial number although some companies expect you to pay shipping if you don't complain strongly (or annoyingly) enough. You might also get further protection from the service you bought the HDD from, ie eBay, Amazon, PayPal, Amex, …
Interesting thank you
In fact most drives have come shipped in a cardboard, plastic or styrofoam cage
International vendors? Probably. As long as it's not some Hong Kong-based Ebay seller or something.
Amazon & Newegg most certainly will send HDDs out in the original OEM box; meaning the HDD is in a sealed ESD bag, the ESD bag is cushioned in styrofoam/thick plastic mould inserts to keep it from contacting the edges of the cardboard box it sits in.
Australian online stores? You're lucky to get a padded envelope or postage satchel. Some of them just put the HDD in its ESD bag, and let it loose in a large cardboard box, with absolutely nothing to keep it from flying around during transit.
Australian vendors are collectively retarded when it comes to properly packaging any kind of sensitive PC hardware whether it's HDDs, RAM, GPUs or Motherboards.
As if the margins on their stock are so low they can't afford packing peanuts, bubble wrap, or a few empty cardboard boxes from the back of the storeroom to stop goods being subjected to fighter-pilot G forces during transit by our famously gentle couriers from Australia Post or even worse, Fastway.
To them cardboard boxes and sellotape are impenetrable materials and if an item is DOA it's always the manufacturer's problem.
whats the t&c in terms of DOA… or Faulty after a few weeks?
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Actually it is even cheaper at B&H, I noticed when I bought the Chromecast deal yesterday: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/997290-REG/wd_wdbfjk00…