Good point, the origial intent was to determin if I should keep the Certified Repaired drives or send them back based on the fact that I didn't get what I ordered. I was concerned with the warranty and quality and after dwelling on it, I'm returning them.
Thanks everyone! Thread closed.
thanks for digging though Neweggs site looking for their definition. Too bad they don't tell you that when you agree to their disclaimer, copied below, before they let you buy Open box items. Newegg also has a sepeate section of Recertified items, and they use it. So why would they list these...
I know I am taking a chance with Open box, but expect open box and not Certified Repaired. I tested one drive (not so glowing reviews on Newegg for the full price OEM), it tested fine.
The warranty is short by a year and I can't figure out if the warranty should be three years from date of...
Got my self in a small predicament with some Seagate drives and Newegg; hopefully the Hard Forum community can provide some advice. I'm not sure if this is the right section so please move as needed.
Here is the short version of the story:
I bought three Seagate LP 2TB drives from Newegg...