Quantum Hard Drives Stink -- Literally

[Modus]

They actually stink. I was doing a D/800 build for a customer this afternoon and I picked up a 30G Quantum Fireball Plus AS 7200rpm ATA/100 drive because it was a little cheaper than the Maxtor today. Well, I haven't used a Quantum for a couple months, and damn, they reek!

The OEM packaging is hard to open, just like the little 100g bags inside Old Dutch boxed chips. But when you get it open and deeply sniff the aroma of the drive (like you would any new computer hardware) it stinks to high heaven. The scent is difficult to describe, but I would call it a mixture of diesel fuel and broccoli, with a touch of lemon. It actually smells a lot like my cat's litter box, which was uncomfortable for me during the build. I kept thinking the customer would complain of an unsanitary computer.

Just wanted to give you guys a heads-up.

Quantum drives stink -- literally.

Modus

 

[compuwiz1]

Hey, maybe their assembly line is literally Sh!tting drives out. :Q

 

[Degenerate]

Really? i just brought another one a week ago and i didn't notice anything unusuall excpet the usuall smell that some with new hardware, atleat, nothing like you described. Either you have:

a: a very sensitive nose

b: i don't have one that sensitive ( i do have one by the way)

c: or Australia must have good quality producs

 

[DTBH]

I agree I got 2 quatum AS 40 gig raid on my a7v33 rev 1.05... when I opened them from the pakaging it stank! can't argue abt the performance though... . love it when I start playing CS when changing maps before everyone else heeheeheeheeheee

 

[bacillus]

are you saying that the hdds are stinkingly fast! :

 

[dennilfloss]

The Quantum Fireball Pus line is the worst offender.

 

[cbwolf]

Hmmmm...you sure it wasn't the smell of sulpher?

 

[stultus]

Both my 30 gig AS drives I received smelled fine (wow, does that feel weird to type that out). I would have noticed had they reeked of something.

Just to let others know that not all Quantums stink. You few are probably the minority.

 

[oldfart]

I bought a couple of the LM drives back in the buy.com coupon/Quantum rebate days (November timeframe). I didn't notice any odor. What is a little smelly is the time to get the rebates back. I just got them last week after a 5 month wait.

 

[irrigating]

Those drives were built for export to < bathing is optional > countries, where a clean drive woulde be considered offensive.

 

[cbwolf]

lol @ irrigating

 

[samgau]

I got one of them LM drives too.. 30giggers 7200 rpm's and i didn't notice any smell when i opened it..