So I have a cheap SanDisk Plus used in a boot disk in an HP computer which is classified by HP as a “server/workstation”.
Because the drive was installed in this particular HP instead of another brand without the “server” option, SanDisk is trying to deny the RMA. I think they’re also basically inferring that because a non-windows OS is in use, it is therefore a “server”.
First off, I’m a unix systems admin by trade, and I know that calculating DWPD based on “server”, “workstation” or “generic desktop PC” is totally not viable. You could have a “server” that’s using an SSD as a boot drive that only sees read activity. You could have a “server” that’s used for light development work. You could have a “desktop” that’s got Plex and a BT client running 24/7 always uploading/downloading and scanning media, updating the Plex db, etc and that could be writing a few TB of data day. The “server” scenario might see 0 bytes written per day, the “desktop” scenario a few TB and they’re going to deny the RMA on the supposed “server” but not the “desktop”?
This all sounds like a scam, and I’m not even sure my state allows this kind of cherry-picking in warranties.
Anyone else experience this nonsense?