schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGerman Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hourswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square57fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1431arrow-down1external-linkGerman Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hourswww.tomshardware.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square57fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.orgtechnology@lemmy.ml
minus-square_NetNomad@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up104arrow-down2·2 months agowhat do we call this scandal? seagate? seagate…gate?
minus-squarefinley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·edit-22 months agoSeagate’s not the one responsible for this, though. It was the work of shady retailers.
minus-squarefinley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months ago“Shady German Retailers Spin Refurbished Drives As New”
minus-squareNeatoBuilds@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoShady German Retailers Spin Refurbished Drives As New gate
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months agoSeetor-gate. Because it’s German
what do we call this scandal? seagate? seagate…gate?
Seagate’s not the one responsible for this, though. It was the work of shady retailers.
yeah but where’s the pun in that
“Shady German Retailers Spin Refurbished Drives As New”
Shady German Retailers Spin Refurbished Drives As New gate
Sea(gate)^2
Seetor-gate. Because it’s German
Der Meertor-Skandal