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| Thread ID: 63590 | 2005-11-15 13:23:00 | Hard drive via courier... worth the risk? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 404657 | 2005-11-15 13:23:00 | Someone wants a hard drive I have to sell. What chance it will arrive safely via courier? (From AK to lower North Island) Thanks ps - it's a Seagate Barracuda 120GB 7200 and is fairly new. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 404658 | 2005-11-15 18:07:00 | Pack it well, use 3-4 layers of bubblewrap to reduce shock, address it clearly and fully. They ship them around the world with less protection than that. Use a reputable courier and there shouldn't be any problem. I'd be more concerned about getting your money. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 404659 | 2005-11-15 18:55:00 | Drives shipped with less protection will fail early. Seagate's instructions are "Enclose the static-protected drive(s) in 2-inch foam rubber in a corrugated box. Multiple drives in a single box must have foam rubber between each drive. DO NOT USE foam packing pellets, bubble wrap, or newspaper." www.seagate.com If you buy a drive don't accept less packing than that. |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 404660 | 2005-11-15 18:56:00 | That bit's easy. No money - no send. | |llus|oN (645) | ||
| 404661 | 2005-11-15 19:28:00 | Think of how it got to your place to begin with. I'm sure it will have been sent by courier at some stage and survived the trip. | Jeremy (1197) | ||
| 404662 | 2005-11-15 20:03:00 | Think of how it got to your place to begin with. I'm sure it will have been sent by courier at some stage and survived the trip.Exactly. | ninja (1671) | ||
| 404663 | 2005-11-15 22:05:00 | Thx folks. Just really wanted to know if it was an absolute no-no. Would've hated it to arrive there faulty as it's a straight swap for someone else's piece of kit. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 404664 | 2005-11-15 22:27:00 | i've sold a few hdd's thru trademe and always packaged them VERY well....they all arrived in good condition........ | drcspy (146) | ||
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