"Steve Hawkins Jr" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I have just had a very bad experience with Monarch Computer, and
Samsung SP1614N 160gb hard disk drives. Has anyone else experienced
problems with these particular drives and/or with this company? Also,
is there a "manufacturer's seal" on these drive packages? IE: a peice
of tape or something on the packaging, sealing the package, and
indicating that the drive has not been tampered with or plugged up
since manufacture. There was not one on all the units that I
received.


Always pay the extra and get a retail packaged drive with the full
warranty from the manufacture. Some of these online retailers are nothing
short of crooks.

Lane