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[Ishu Gupta]

^^No.They both(Seagate & WD) provides 3 Years of warranty.

I got 5yrs.

 

[Tenida]

Seagate Freeagent both portable and desk version-5 years warranty
Seagate Goflex Desk-3 years warranty don't know portable version.

 

[Ishu Gupta]

I have the GoFlex.

Was it changed recently? Or maybe I am mistaken.

 

[Tenida]

Don't know bt i bought goflex desk 1tb last year it comes up with 3 years.warranty

Flipkart.com: Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 2.5 inch 500 GB: External Hard Drive

In this link its written 3years warranty.

 

[insaneYLN]

I had called the Seagate technical support in the not so distant past to clarify warranty periods.
The customer service agent informed that Seagate had reduced the warranty period from 5 years to 3 years on products purchased after a certain month & year which for some reason, i cannot recollect.

Customers who have purchased Seagate products before the time period which i cannot remember, have & can avail the 5 year warranty.

Please call the Seagate toll free number - 1800 425 4535
& clarify for your sanity!

I may be wrong about the aforementioned claims.

 

[d6bmg]

Seagate Freeagent both portable and desk version-5 years warranty
Seagate Goflex Desk-3 years warranty don't know portable version.

I have Freeagent portable bought 1.5 years ago. It says it have 5 years of warranty.

The customer service agent informed that Seagate had reduced the warranty period from 5 years to 3 years on products purchased after a certain month & year which i for some reason, recollect.

It's sad, really sad move by Seagate.

 

[Tenida]

Here's the photo.Its clearly written 3 years warranty.
*i.imgur.com/h9X8o.jpg
*i.imgur.com/yz1Qb.jpg

 

[Zangetsu]

@Ishu Gupta: the pic @ post#15 show a sata connector with a usb connector on other end...& below is the image of normal SATA 3.5" HDD...
where is the power port of the converter...so that it can be used with 3.5" HDD??

 

[Ishu Gupta]

@Ishu Gupta: the pic @ post#15 show a sata connector with a usb connector on other end...& below is the image of normal SATA 3.5" HDD...
where is the power port of the converter...so that it can be used with 3.5" HDD??

The long L shape is the power connector and the smaller L shape is the sata connector.

Spoiler

*www.theitbazaar.com/store/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/25x_Pieces_Sata__4c3176ed30bd1.jpg

You need the external power GoFlex or the USB3 one if you want to connect 3.5" HDDs.

 

[Zangetsu]

^^I didn't saw the power port in post#15 images of seagate go flex so was in doubt

 

[d6bmg]

In SATA connected HDDs data and power cable reside together all the time. Part of architecture.