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Why create yourself a headache and still get substandard and no-warranty drive. If you want cheaper drives go for reconditioned/refurbished/used drives. Same risks, better product. Old enterprise SAS drives are cheap and many still have plenty of heath in them.
Do keep in mind that you need a SAS controller for that, which can cost between $50-200
And maybe some juicy data to recover 😏 honestly, which enterprise sells its old drives? That is calling for a data leak, isn’t it?
The ones that aren't forced to care by regulators. So basically anyone that isn't finance or defense.
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Many sells, some just wipe them, some just contains encrypted data. If you happy with just used drive eBay is full of surprises.
Do you have places where you can buy those old business drives? Are there websites for this market?
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