I have lots of hard disks but who is making MDD branded disks

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USB 3.5" enclosures are $19 USD postage paid from China, I own several

You could have asked your brother:


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MDD (MaxDigitalData) hard drives are budget-friendly storage options sold on platforms like Amazon and run by GoHardDrive. They often use rebranded or surplus mechanical hardware originally manufactured by major brands like Seagate or Western

any way to detect if the IDENT is tampered with?

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USB 3.5" enclosures are $19 USD postage paid from China, I own several

yes, if the tamper EVDNT seal is broken

MDD is.

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Joep - http://www.disktuna.com - video & photo repair & recovery service

I see MDD disks at elevated prices so I question the branding

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USB 3.5" enclosures are $19 USD postage paid from China, I own several

The MDD name gets attached to drives from more than one source, so batch-to-batch consistency is a fair concern. Checking the label for an OEM code and reading SMART attributes before putting anything important on one seems sensible. Curious whether the recent units people have received still match the older reports, or if the sourcing has shifted.

waiting for @benjaminnelson and @elizabethtaylor to say the same thing in different words...