04-16-2010, 05:17 PM
So, they ship large numbers of improperly packaged drives. They probably either don't care or have run the numbers and found they save just enough to make a bit of money on the difference in packaging. Then they only have to replace some small percentage of DOA drives, the rest they sluff off onto the warranty. As for the heads parked, etc. and the shocks received in shipping being within specs, you are an optimist. The shocks packages receive in normal shipping can far exceed any the drives are designed to take. There is a reason the standard packaging for single drives from the manufacturers includes some shock suspension device, it is needed. Newegg and the like are taking bulk packed drives out of the shock absorbing packaging they receive them in and sending the drives unprotected. I'm with Robert and Racer on this.