Used HDD

[Oalei]

so whats the worse case scenario that i could get when i buy a used HDD?

[.Apex.]

11 minutes ago, Oalei said:

so whats the worse case scenario that i could get when i buy a used HDD?

it goes boom

[eira]

14 minutes ago, Oalei said:

so whats the worse case scenario that i could get when i buy a used HDD?

Worst case scenario is the HDD could be completely dead and you'll have wasted your money.

[nox_]

13 minutes ago, Oalei said:

so whats the worse case scenario that i could get when i buy a used HDD?

It might be extra slow and/or loud, and of course might crap out sooner than later and take all your files while doing that.

[Oalei]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

it goes boom

ok, what happens usually when you use a used HDD then

[Oalei]

1 minute ago, XR6 said:

Worst case scenario is the HDD could be completely dead and you'll have wasted your money on a hard drive that doesn't even work.

 

1 minute ago, noxdeouroboros said:

It might be extra slow and/or loud, and of course might crap out sooner than later and take all you files while doing that.

Hmmm, so i rather go for a new 1 instead of used? im kinda debating between 1TB or 3TB (it goes for the same price, different quality)

[nox_]

Just now, Oalei said:

 

Hmmm, so i rather go for a new 1 instead of used? im kinda debating between 1TB or 3TB (it goes for the same price, different quality)

I for one, care about the files on my hard drives, backup of course, but by buying used hard drive you are kinda looking for trouble. I have a lot of music on my hard drives and many work related data though. If it was only games on my drive, I might not care as much, if you can't do without those extra 2 TB, buy used, but I would not recommend that.

[.Apex.]

3 minutes ago, Oalei said:

ok, what happens usually when you use a used HDD then

Depends on how old it is and if S.M.A.R.T detected any errors, otherwise if it's not old and everything checks out then you'll get a normal life out of it I guess, hard drives are always hit or miss, new or old, so you should never trust your personal data with it and always back up everything

One downside is that you don't know how the drive was handled and how it was powered, for example I lost 2 drives in 2 years due to not having my PC grounded, I never knew that my PC was not grounded but that killed the drive way too fast, and there weren't any errors on it or anything it just suddenly died, I lost a lot of personal files.. since then I've been using cloud backup, or saving the data on multiple drives

[Oalei]

1 minute ago, _Syn_ said:

Depends on how old it is and if S.M.A.R.T detected any errors, otherwise if it's not old and everything checks out then you'll get a normal life out of it I guess, hard drives are always hit or miss, new or old, so you should never trust your personal data with it and always back up everything

One downside is that you don't know how the drive was handled and how it was powered, for example I lost 2 drives in 2 years due to not having my PC grounded, I never knew that my PC was not grounded but that killed the drive way too fast, and there weren't any errors on it or anything it just suddenly died, I lost a lot of personal files.. since then I've been using cloud backup, or saving the data on multiple drives

 

5 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

I for one, care about the files on my hard drives, backup of course, but by buying used hard drive you are kinda looking for trouble. I have a lot of music on my hard drives and many work related data though. If it was only games on my drive, I might not care as much, if you can't do without those extra 2 TB, buy used, but I would not recommend that.

well im just using it for games, after seeing this i rather buy a new 1 for other stuffs. Thanks both of you

[Bananasplit_00]

It could have malware on it or be about to die. Always nuke used drives and always ask to have SMART values

[Oalei]

24 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

It could have malware on it or be about to die. Always nuke used drives and always ask to have SMART values

ok i wouldnt want that tbh. thanks for that