Seagate firmware update bricks 99.9% 500 GB 7200.11 Barracudas

[gumballguy]

I think we should accept now that all manufacturers have either had or are having their horrors.

I won't trust seagate after the last 12 months, and I've used them for years. I've been a firm seagate reliability advocate until about 6 months ago, and this takes the cake.
I know the samsung F1's can die and went with them recently anyway due to price and not having personal experience with samsungs.
And I will be trying WD's to see how they fit.
And that will last me long enough until I have to repeat the process all over again with SSDs. *sigh*

This is definately seagates fault. Cannot be aimed at the consumers. It can be argued on various levels, not just for failing to test the firmware properly, but for making bad drives to start with. I would also say there is potential to lay blame if they do not offer a recall or warranty for all drives bricked by firmware updates. I'd go so far as to say they should offer warranty on bricked drives with free shipping.


PS: Hi downforce