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by TuuS » Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:42 pm
I just double checked with amazon since I bought two for myself, and my daughter got two. I also looked on the Intel website and it lists all the 320 series as 5year warranty. I suspect the info about 1year is generic data within new egg that exists for any product entered and unless it's changed when the product is added, it may not be correct.
I was also assured by the amazon live chat that amazon would warranty anything if the manufacture didn't. This is something I've come to rely on with amazon and I prefer them over newegg for this. I've never had them refuse to help for anything they sell, you just have to be careful on the wording of the items. If amazon sells it, or it is from a 3rd party and says "fulfilled by amazon", then they will usually stand behind it no matter what. If it's sold by an amazon seller, then after 90days they refer you to manufacturer, but even then if you have a legitimate gripe, they will often replace the item at their own expense.
I'm satisfied the units actually have a 5year warranty, but if I ever find different, I have the chat log saved just to be safe.
Besides, for an end user to have an OEM drive with limited warranty, it would have to have a different warranty that was included with the product it was used in. If you were to do a warranty claim on a drive and had a receipt from amazon or new egg, or whatever, it proves it wasn't an oem purchase, it was retail, so Intel would have to give you the retail warranty. I still would suggest getting the one at newegg (retail), since it's about the same price, but I'm convinced it's a non-issue.
Thank you for bringing that to my attention though, it's good to know and be sure.
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