Anton Aylward composed on 2015-09-26 20:40 (UTC-0400):
Felix Miata wrote:
What is date of manufacture on WD10EALS-00Z8A0 WD-WCATR4740139? 4k didn't get fully in gear until early 2011.
I'd have to open the box and take it out of the carrier. Its a Dell chassis. HMMMMMM.
The drive is about 18 months old - that is I bought it about about 18 months ago. How long it had been on the store shelf, in transit, ... anyone's guess.
Here's mine: designed if not manufactured somewhere in the vicinity of 5.5 years ago at least. Here's why: http://community.wdc.com/t5/Desktop-Mobile-Drives/WD-Blue-1TB-wd10eals/td-p/... My (recert) WD10EADS-00M2B0 with 283 power on hours and Logical/Physical Sector size 512 bytes has a date stamp 2012-05-01. Maybe it speaks to yours being newer? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org