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Does anyone want to enter a class action suit against Seagate? If you have lost data on a Maxtor 3200, WB?
I have a Maxtor 3200 that failed after 4 months. I’ve researched it on the internet and found I’m not alone. I would like to see how many people have had similar problems and propose a class action suit against Seagate because they don’t cover data recovery. Preliminary research suggests they know about this issue. Send me your e-mail address and I’ll start the ball rolling. I would sue for the cost of data recovery and punitive damages (multiply the cost by 3)
The drive should be covered under the 3 year manufacture warranty. As much as your going to dislike my answer.
It’s your fault for losing the data. Hard drives can fail at any point due to a multitude of reasons. You should have backed up your important data either on removable media (i.e. CD-ROM, ZIP, external drive, etc.) or the Internet (given its public so that proposes its own issues).
Data Backup is the data owners responsibility. Not the manufacturer of the equipment. I would see if they could split the cost of the data recovery before losing a lawsuit. In the fine print of the equipment they may even have a “clause” stating that they are not responsible for data loss due to device failure.
As for others the same applies.
I have multiple computers and see to it that they are properly backed up weekly. It is tedious work but, well worth it.