Notification is fair enough.
If you're putting messages out that say "The drive has accumulated a large number of power on hours [throughout] the entire life of the drive. Please consider to replace the drive soon" - that's just FUD. 3 years of on-time and warning of failure for a NAS-rated drive is a joke and is a deliberate attempt by WD to sell more drives.
Notification is fair enough.
If you're putting messages out that say "The drive has accumulated a large number of power on hours [throughout] the entire life of the drive. Please consider to replace the drive soon" - that's just FUD. 3 years of on-time and warning of failure for a NAS-rated drive is a joke and is a deliberate attempt by WD to sell more drives.
I agree that their motivation is dubious. But not something to get upset over.
I agree that their motivation is dubious. But not something to get upset over.
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