Comments on: Does anyone want to enter a class action suit against Seagate? If you have lost data on a Maxtor 3200, WB?

By: PBcompanies.com

PBcompanies.com — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:30:55 +0000

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.

By: tool_173

tool_173 — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:01:36 +0000

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).