Seagate RMA... they sent me brand new drives

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Thanks for asking - I almost brushed off the question. These are new, sealed packages - different serial numbers than what I sent them.

But I just checked the Fast drive and the warranty is only good through AUG 2017. It was the only one that I had obtained as used.

I just remembered - the drive had only 4 days of warranty when I generated the RMA. Just under the wire...