Another question about used hard drives (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 10 months ago by ponchow8NC@lemmynsfw.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Did decide to go the used drive route just saving up and waiting for the right deal from a good seller. I did notice on eBay specifically that some sellers have tested drives for a great price per tb with a shit seller's warranty (30 days to 1 year) but offer insurance for a significantly longer length of time for a few more bucks. I'm wondering if that's a good alternative to having a long seller's warranty? Just assume I will back everything up properly so drive failure won't be a massive concern I just want the option of returning it or getting a replacement if need be.

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[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

I've bought plenty of used drives, like 25-30 from eBay alone, only had around 5 SSDs fail after pretty heavy abuse. I've also bought refurbished drives, they are really good value from buying brand new ones.

[-] ponchow8NC@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

Were they all from the same seller?

[-] scottmeme@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

SSDs were from Garland computers (great company and visited locally)

All the refurb drives are water panther from Amazon, but they have a website you can buy from directly. They are RMA drives from Western Digital and Seagate with 0 hours.