Buyer beware. These hard drives "DBSKY" are used HGST 6TB HE6 Drive dated 2015. These drives are pulled from systems manufactured by Dell/HP and then repackaged in an Anti-Static bag so they appear to be brand new. There are 2 ethical problems with this, first its false advertisement because they are being sold as "New" when they are used, and 2nd they have no warranty although the seller states they are covered for 5 years by the manufacturer. I am providing detailed pictures that demonstrate how to tell if a Hard Drive has been repackaged in an anti-static bag. You can purchase the machine to do this, they are known as heat sealers for use with Anti-Static bags. However its obvious when they are used, as few companies will invest in the higher end sealers to duplicate the sealed anti-static bag usually used with hard drives from manufacturers like Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi, HGST. Manufacturer anti static bags are sealed differently, so that the anti-static bag can be opened with ease along a tear strip (See picture). I have provided pictures of this in this review so others don't fall victim to this scam. Kindly note the seal job on the drives I received, as well as the obvious signs of previous usage. The white stuff you see is debris inside the anti-static bag. You would never see this from a manufacturer because drives are packaged in a very clean environment. Brand New drives don't have Styrofoam pieces inside the anti-static bag.. They also don't come sealed in these kind of anti-static bags. Additionally, upon contacting HGST (you can do this via phone or email on their website) and providing the serial numbers of these drives, I was told I needed to "Please return drive to the point of purchase or system manufacturer" The representative I spoke with informed me that this only comes up when a hard drive was sold to a manufacturer or system builder such as HP or Dell and the drive was sold as part of a system. Since I have worked in this industry for many years, I am well aware that hard drive sold as part of a computer or server provided by Dell or HP typically have far shorter warranty. I also know that hard drives shipped with these system must be warrantied through Dell or HP, and that regardless of the manufacturer of the hard drive, it cannot be warrantied directly through the manufacturer. This holds true for all hard drive & SSD manufacturers to date.
NOTE: Second 2 pictures are from an actual Brand New Drive purchased from another online retailer. The first 2 pictures are of the drives I received from Amazon. As stated above, Drives received are dated September 2015. Have debris inside anti-static bag, and clear signs they have been resealed. HGST will not warranty drives. Be careful when purchasing. Double check warranty by contacting HGST and providing serial number of the hard drive.
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