When Amazon switched over to“frustration free ” packaginglast year — using minimum materials to comfort the strain on the environment — they unknowingly became the prize defendant in a string of operose disk cause deaths . Behold the track of sorrow :
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-promises-frustration-free-packaging-dentists-s-5074927
plainly , multiple client who ’ve order Western Digital HDDshave foundthat their order was wrap in just a grip and some “ composition board hoops . ” Thereviews say it all : Amazon has cut down a swath of free surd disc drives before their time :
“ Like other substance abuser complained it was shipped with no protection at all . Imagine ordering a Scripture , that ’s exactly how this harddrive was shipped . Not even the plastic that holds it down when you fold it . I can only opine what this did to the animation anticipation of this drive . ”
“ The flaw in this boxful was the check that secures the national support broke liberal ( either due to gathering error - or it break off free in transportation ) . Either way I ca n’t trust the drive to not fail on me in a few days / weeks / months . ”
“ Faulty Packaging allowing had [ sic ] drive to hit bottom of box , no bubble belt [ sic ] , no protective cushioning , stagnant upon comer . ”
“ Dead on Arrival ! The cargo ships box and lack of boxing material was just not up to the problem . I was a little fishy when I heard the slim rattle as I installed it in my Power Mac G5 . Then come the ominous “ tic .. tic … tic ” , silence , then “ tic … tic ” of a ride that is dead . ”
The revulsion ! And all so young !
Fortunately , according to Wired , Amazon has since change their promotional material policy for this specific item . But who knows how many other strong disk movement are at risk ? [ Wired ]
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