Would you purchase refurbish HDDs?


SlicEnDicE said:
I would definitely buy a factory refurbished HDD if the price is right. Usually these drives has had some minor defects from the factory that can easily be fixed. You still get full warranty also, but a product at a much cheaper price.
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I am wondering, for amazon at least, if most of them are not just returns for simple things like, the person didn't want it but it was functionally fine.
 

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Kojack said:
I am wondering, for amazon at least, if most of them are not just returns for simple things like, the person didn't want it but it was functionally fine.
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This is very possible
 

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They have 26tb exnos drives for 468 Cdn. 4 of those would do the trick.
 

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By buying used, how much money are you saving here?
 

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approx 1/2 price actually. I can get the 26tb refurb for 469 a 20tb new version is 829. I am purchasing 4 of them.
 

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Kojack said:
approx 1/2 price actually. I can get the 26tb refurb for 469 a 20tb new version is 829.
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Are these Seagate drives?
If so it would cost less to get them directly from Seagate.
Keep in mind though refurb drives usaully have a very short warranty or no warranty at all.

Seagate are only six months for refurb.

www.seagate.com

Recertified Hard Drives | Seagate US

www.seagate.com
 

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Kojack said:
approx 1/2 price actually. I can get the 26tb refurb for 469 a 20tb new version is 829. I am purchasing 4 of them.
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At least on Amazon, you don't save nearly half the price! Let's look at an example or two. For the pittance, I'll take new with a full warranty!

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I am comparing apples to apples. I priced the 26tb seagate exnos drive for 469. The new 20tb is 829.00. This is on Aamazon.ca. Those are the prices. So yeah, almost half price.
 

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Kojack said:
They have 26tb exnos drives for 468 Cdn. 4 of those would do the trick.
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Yeah but don't forget to enter your postal code (near the top left of the page), then check the delivery cost (near the top right of the page). Server Part Deals are on Canadian Amazon but they're in Florida so they ship from Florida which is usually a bit warmer than Canada.
 

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Kojack said:
approx 1/2 price actually. I can get the 26tb refurb for 469 a 20tb new version is 829. I am purchasing 4 of them.
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So you would trust your precious data on a used HDD that somebody else put unknown wear and tear on? 🙄 🤨
 

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cheaterslick said:
So you would trust your precious data on a used HDD that somebody else put unknown wear and tear on? 🙄 🤨
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that's why I am asking here. :rolleyes: If people bought them, how did they faire? In my server I will be running Raid 5 where I can have a drive failure which will show up on my server case as a red light, I can hotswap that drive out with a new one. So does the data show that refurbished HDD less reliable or is it, they might be, but who knows...
 

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No, never. Same goes for SSDs (even more so). Experience wise - if an HDD if still solid (no issues whatsoever) - 2 years after purchase, that usually lasts a long time. If there's issues - even refurbished - there's chances for bumping into similar issues again (since they replace the faulty component - but the core issue could be tied to the firmware or a different component).
 
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neves said:
No, never. Same goes for SSDs (even more so). Experience wise - an HDD if still solid (no issues whatsoever) - 2 years after purchase, that usually lasts a long time. If there's issues - even refurbished - there's chances for bumping into similar issues again (since they replace the faulty component - but the core issue could be tied to the firmware or a different component).
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Good point. I think I will spend the extra and get new drives. It's not just my storage it's client storage as well.
 

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No
 

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The only used electronics I’ve ever bought is a SanDisk memory card reader, and it still works. I don’t buy refurbished or used drives. When my current M.2 SSDs get old, I might use them in a secondary lab environment or something similar. I also prefer to buy all my components new.
 

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cheaterslick said:
So you would trust your precious data on a used HDD that somebody else put unknown wear and tear on? 🙄 🤨
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Read the product description, the HDD has 0 POH (Power-On Hours) or at least it should have. A HDD with a POH value of 0 means that the HDD is unused. You can verify the POH yourself like how @Brink explained here.
 

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    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus TUF Gaming F16 (2024)
    CPU
    i7 13650HX
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Cooling
    2× Arc Flow Fans, 4× exhaust vents, 5× heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    30Mbit/s up, 500Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
    Antivirus
    What's an antivirus?
  • Operating System
    11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Medion S15450
    CPU
    i5 1135G7
    Memory
    16GB DDR4
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
    PSU
    Li-ion
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Logitech G402
    Internet Speed
    30Mbit/s up, 500Mbit/s down
    Browser
    FF
Kojack said:
that's why I am asking here. :rolleyes: If people bought them, how did they faire? In my server I will be running Raid 5 where I can have a drive failure which will show up on my server case as a red light, I can hotswap that drive out with a new one. So does the data show that refurbished HDD less reliable or is it, they might be, but who knows...
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I would never trust my data like this in order to save a few bucks. If you can't afford it, then maybe put it off until you can.

Kojack said:
Good point. I think I will spend the extra and get new drives. It's not just my storage it's client storage as well.
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Well there ya go. Now you're getting it. lol... 👍

hdmi said:
Read the product description, the HDD has 0 POH (Power-On Hours) or at least it should have. A HDD with a POH value of 0 means that the HDD is unused.
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Then it should be listed as new. Otherwise, they're engaging in funny semantics.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 build: (26200.7623)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Pro
    Memory
    32GB
  • Operating System
    Microsoft 25H2 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Pro 14 - PC14250
    CPU
    Intel Core Ultra 7
    Memory
    64GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Integrated Graphics
    Hard Drives
    Micron 1TB SSD
Yes. My 6TB drives are refurbed. It has been 8 years since I purchased them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
    Memory
    128GB G Skill Trident Z RGB F4-3600C18-32GTZR
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Speedster MERC310 Radeon RX 7900XT
    Sound Card
    HDMI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SAMSUNG C27F390 X2, Samsung 55" 4k
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 990PRO W/heatsink (PCI-E 4.0 x4) 1TB and a 2TB
    8 Seagate ST6000NM0034 6TB in Raid 6
    PSU
    Corsair RM1000x
    Case
    Phanteks Enthoo Prime
    Cooling
    15 Enermax Squa Rgb fans Enermax Auquafusion 360 AIO
    Keyboard
    Microsoft wireless keyboard 5050
    Mouse
    Microsoft wireless mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    Gigabit
    Browser
    Edge
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Other Info
    4 LG WH16NS60 Blu-Ray burners flashed for 4k ripping.
    Hauppauge dual tuner tv card
    Silverstone internal flash card reader
    Dell Perc H700 Raid controller
cheaterslick said:
Then it should be listed as new. Otherwise, they're engaging in funny semantics.
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Agreed.

Sales regulation/legislation may vary from country to country, but in the UK something can't legally be re-sold/described as 'new' if it has been returned by a customer, even if it was never unboxed/used. This of course happens relatively frequently with suppliers such as Amazon, which may be one reason that pre-sold 'as-new' items may be only marginally less than the genuine 'new' price.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    macOS 14.x (plus Windows 11, Debian, FreeBSD for ARM64)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MacBook Pro M1 MAX
    CPU
    Apple M1 Max (T6001) - 8 performance 2 efficiency cores
    Memory
    32GB LPDDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Apple M1 Max (32-core)
    Hard Drives
    a) 1TB SSD + + 1TB SD Card + external SSD Drives
    Browser
    1. Safari 2. DuckDuckGo
    Antivirus
    -
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro, plus VirtualBox VMs: various Windows & Linux
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
    CPU
    i7
    Memory
    32GB
    Hard Drives
    1TB SSD, plus external SSDs for Virtual Machines etc.
    Browser
    1. MS Edge 2. DuckDuckGo
    Antivirus
    Defender
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