🚀 go-pugleaf

Of all the parts in the generic PC, the hard disk is probably the
flakiest.  Some brands of hard disk just break, and break, and break.
I have a friend who works for the largest drive manufacturer, and he
says the mechanical engineers are just astounded that their product's
low quality doesn't bankrupt the company.

I'd say anyone selling a PC with less than a 1-yr hard disk warranty
is a scoundrel trying to cheap its customers.  I believe most drive
manufacturers (e.g. seagate, quantum, miniscribe, etc) warrant their
products for 1 year anyway.

So buy a hard disk with at least a 1-year warranty.  Some companies
offer 2-yr and 5-year warranties.  If they sell a drive that fits your
needs, it's probably well worth the extra money (if any).

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}