What is it with shipping hard drives?

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RAMd®d wrote:
Every HD I got from NewEgg was a "bare" drive, wrapped in bubble wrap, but otherwilse loose in the box, free to bounce around. Out of five HDs, two were DOA and one died in a month. The last one could be unrelated to the packaging, I admit.

But I don't buy HDs from NewEgg anymore. And I don't buy "bare drives" anymore either.

NewEgg has responded to customer complaints.

OEM drives are now wrapped in bubble wrap and also submerged in packing peanuts.