There is still one more thing that nobody has concidered. The drive still carries a manufacturers warranty. More then likely you will have no problem getting it replaced under warranty from the manufacturer because they will have no idea what it was used for.
I work at a computer store, and have sent back LOTS of hardware to the manufacturer that was misused and abused by the customer, and 99% of the time the manufacturer will replace it with no problems (as long as their is no visable physical damage to the outside).
So anyways, does anybody know the brand and model of hard drives that are going into these Empegs? Will there be versions available that do not include a hard drive at all?
If you have any further questions about sending back a HD to the manufacturer, please let me know.

Thanks
Craig