So here I am. I’ve got my broken disk. I want to send it to Seagate for replacement so I can boost my local storage quite significantly (300 gigs is not something you turn your nose up at) but there’s one nasty snag holding me up: packaging.
Their packing instructions state:
Drives must be places in SeaShell (plastic clamshell) prior to packing in carton.
I’m not joking when I say that these have to be some of the hardest things to find on the internet. I would wager that it’s easier to buy heroin than find one of these. It’s just insane.
I’m almost thinking this could be a ploy to cancel all their warranty commitments that they took on when they bought Maxtor. Maxtors were sent out in sealed anti-static bags in foam containers so their customers will never have access to these mythical clamshells.
So, do you know where I might find an anti-static clammshell?