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Seagate passes gassy 14TB whopper: He He He, one for each of you

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Re: Certified drives

More likely just the warranty cost.

Testing drives to detect any differences that mean a 5year life rather than 3year is long and expensive.

Mostly buying the "higher grade" one is just paying an insurance premium for the warranty

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