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From: dryzek@tcom.stc.co.uk (Peter Dryzek)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hard Disc Failures
Message-ID: <1717@bute.tcom.stc.co.uk>
Date: 31 Aug 89 12:22:00 GMT
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In article <15310@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> xerox@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (James Osborne) writes:
>
>	Sayyy.... If Quanum drives are used in the macs, and the drives
>have a 2 (or 5 or whatever) year warranty... Can't Apple then charge and 
>end user for a repair that is out of the whimpy 90-day Apple warranty, then
>turn around and send the drive back to Quantum for free repair?
>
>
>Just wondering...
>

He's absolutely right. Up until recently I worked for a major disk drive
manufacturer. Computer manufacturers have been pushing up their warranty
periods from the drive manufacturer for quite some time now. A year is 
universal, two years is common and some drive manufacturers are offering up to
five years warranty. I can't think of many computer manufacturers who pass the
benefit on.

Peter Dryzek