Get em while you can, (Refurb) WB BLACK 2TB going for 39.99

[paos]

found on newegg here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236410

[cpuwaiy]

3 minutes ago, paos said:

found on newegg here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236410

Read the reviews!!  Scary.....

[mikat]

alot of 1 star reviews, people saying it dies quickly, wouldn't get this if i were in the market for a new hdd

[itsmyjobtoknow]

Since when was buying a refurbished hard drive a good idea..?

[paos]

6 minutes ago, cpuwaiy said:

Read the reviews!!  Scary.....

WD blacks are solid drives, there are always batches where some sort of testing went wrong with any product, but the item comes with 90 day returns (MORE than enough for a signficant stress test) and 5$ for to extend for 1 year warranty, and 10 for 2 year extended warranty. 

[GER_T4IGA]

Refurbished hard drive? -No thank you ...

[NumLock21]

It's refurbish

3 minutes ago, paos said:

WD blacks are solid drives, there are always batches where some sort of testing went wrong with any product, but the item comes with 90 day returns (MORE than enough for a signficant stress test) and 5$ for to extend for 1 year warranty, and 10 for 2 year extended warranty. 

How about no. As much as they're cheap, I would rather spend more on a brand new one and have a 5 year warranty.

[thekeemo]

10 minutes ago, itsmyjobtoknow said:

Since when was buying a refurbished hard drive a good idea..?

eh have a 1tb from 2008 going strong

[Torn]

8 minutes ago, paos said:

WD blacks are solid drives, there are always batches where some sort of testing went wrong with any product, but the item comes with 90 day returns (MORE than enough for a signficant stress test) and 5$ for to extend for 1 year warranty, and 10 for 2 year extended warranty. 

WD Blacks are not SSD.

 

and... referb HDD /sudder!   No Thanks

[aisle9]

Buying a refurb hard drive is like pouring gasoline all over yourself and sitting in an oven. Even if you don't go out in a spectacular blaze of glory, the temperature alone will do you in pretty quickly.

[paos]

5 minutes ago, Torn said:

WD Blacks are not SSD.

 

and... referb HDD /sudder!   No Thanks

I never said they were SSDs

[NumLock21]

6 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

eh have a 1tb from 2008 going strong

Don't jinx yourself

[thekeemo]

Just now, NumLock21 said:

Don't jinx yourself

Also seagate.

[Enderman]

step 1 ) never buy a refurbished storage drive

[paos]

4 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

Buying a refurb hard drive is like pouring gasoline all over yourself and sitting in an oven. Even if you don't go out in a spectacular blaze of glory, the temperature alone will do you in pretty quickly.

Horrible analogy.

 

Buying a refurb hard drive is like buying a used car. Sometimes its a good deal, sometimes its not, its up to how the other person used it, how you will use it, and how you cover yourself in off chance something goes wrong.

[Torn]

4 minutes ago, paos said:

9 minutes ago, Torn said:

WD Blacks are not SSD.

 

and... referb HDD /sudder!   No Thanks

I never said they were SSDs

Long day. My mistake

[NumLock21]

2 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

Also seagate.

BigFoot?

[paos]

2 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Don't jinx yourself

I have 

 

2 minutes ago, thekeemo said:

Also seagate.

I have one from around then as well, still going strong

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, paos said:

I have 

 

 

that sux

[Raisin06]

Refurbished hard drives?