[lug] Hard Drive Manufacturer Suggestion

[John Starkey]

> As a related sidenote, NEVER just opt for a 1 year warranty on a laptop. 
>   The freakin drive failed 5 days out of warranty (of which I foolishly 
> accepted the default 1 year).  S-O-L.  Also, even though you can get the 
> same drives with warrantys greater than one year (by default), IBM chose 
> to have the 1 year warranty cover ALL components.  Argh.. Thanks for 
> letting me vent.  Buyer beware.

I had the same problem last year... I was 2 weeks out of warranty and
the drive died. "SOL". I opted to buy my own non-IBM drive and it's been
running like a gem.

John