This week, with the supply of German media, it became known that more than ten stores in Germany involuntarily were involved in the spread of Seagate hard drives, which were already in use and were not marked accordingly. The company announced its non -involvement in such fraud and explained how to distinguish a genuine restored disc from a fake.
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According to Tom’s Hardware, Seagate really offers restored hard drives to its corporate clients as part of the Seagate Drive Circularity Program, but they are marked with a Factory Certified and a white sticker with a green kayma. Moreover, the reconnected disks restored by the FARM duration meter of the duration of use. Recall that from those who bought the restored Seagate discs, this parameter displaced more than 10,000 hours of operating time. According to the representatives of Seagate, this could happen as a result of the resale of the already restored disk by its first owner after the period of use, but these drives were realized under the guise of new ones, which gave rise to problems.
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Seagate notes that stores should be purchased only from certified suppliers. Shops might not have realized that the former drives purchased, but slipped them somewhere at the supply stage. Corporate clients of the company often consciously go to the acquisition of restored discs, since they thereby reduce the load on the environment and save in something. In retail, consumers have other criteria for choosing drives, so the buyer must clearly understand that he acquires a new hard drive. The warranty policy and legislation in the field of consumer protection in this case are the main support of private customers Seagate.