Well Semi, i've had 1-75gxp die, 1-75gxp that i sold before it could potentially die, and 2-60gxps fail.
In the past week i've also had 1 Liteon 52x24x52x cdrw fail (oem but brand new) which makes a total for those drives 2 failed of 4 purchased (50% rma so far between myself and another computer building friend).
I'm starting to wonder about the general quality of components overall.
I only buy retail myself but when building for a friend, cost is usually the driving factor.
I've actually read somewhere that the oem labelled, but brand name products, get their oem labels b/c they don't quite meet the standards of the brand name company. However, since most of the oem stamped products will work most of the time anyway, the parent company can afford to sell them at slightly cheaper prices to get rid of them (hence why oem is often less expensive than retail versions) and still make profit even with a slightly increased RMA rate.
Any truth to this?
