Has anyone bought drives from China like this one?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/156233568432?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=znlvjhk8st6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=bVssSHQvS_a&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
Does anyone know how the cost is so low? I bought about 4 and I have to say they work fine. I haven’t noticed anything dodgy (so far, been a few years and no failure so far).
The only issues I noticed:
- if you order above a certain threshold (in UK it is £135), you might have to pay import duty
- when I tried to register for international warranty with Seagate website, the model or serial number was not recognised so you have to rely on the company selling those drives
So are these drives from Seagate or a knock off? I can’t figure out. But they do work. I have had them for a few years. They are about 40% cheaper generally than getting them in Europe.
I use these for backup plus I backup on Backblaze. But I still live in fear something might break or fail.
I do t think they are complete fakes (like some pictures I have seen online with a usb drive inside). But I am also not sure they are Seagate’s.