Used ssd

[That Random Spork]

I saw a ssd for 250 cdn 1tb. Its a 850 evo. They show this picture on the listing. Should i get it? 

[tp95112]

Id say get it, if it breaks it should still have its 7 year warranty

 

[doomsriker]

While ssds generally have longer lives than hard drives, they are bound to die at some point. Could die the day you install it or 10+ years later. Hard to know.

[RadiatingLight]

11 minutes ago, doomsriker said:

While ssds generally have longer lives than hard drives, they are bound to die at some point. Could die the day you install it or 10+ years later. Hard to know.

Considering the SSD has less than 5 TB Written, I doubt it will die anytime soon.

[Enderman]

Don't buy used storage devices.

[Spuriae]

If those are the real stats for the drive, it's in great shape. Normally I'm against used storage, but in this case you have some information. If you can verify those numbers in person before buying, looks like a great deal.

[dizmo]

I wouldn't get used storage personally, but if you're on a budget it's a good deal.

Drive looks fine health wise. See if you can get the receipt to go with it if you want the warranty.

 

40 minutes ago, doomsriker said:

While ssds generally have longer lives than hard drives, they are bound to die at some point. Could die the day you install it or 10+ years later. Hard to know.

It's not like they die randomly.

[Teddy07]

4 hours ago, RadiatingLight said:

Considering the SSD has less than 5 TB Written, I doubt it will die anytime soon.

Great deal. That means that the SSD isnt even one year in use. I have my SSD now 8 month and wrote 8 TB.

 

I assume it lasts around 300 TB since my 512 GB Evo lasts for 150 TB.

[UMxMarky94]

4 hours ago, Enderman said:

Don't buy used storage devices.

why

[Enderman]

4 hours ago, UMxMarky94 said:

why

You don't know what data has been on them before.

Also, a bunch of the writes have already been used and it's not a fresh drive.

[UMxMarky94]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You don't know what data has been on them before.

Also, a bunch of the writes have already been used and it's not a fresh drive.

well that's why when you buy it you either A, get it from a shop which offers returns in X amount days like CEX or B the seller shows you in pearson the SMART data.

 

 

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, UMxMarky94 said:

well that's why when you buy it you either A, get it from a shop which offers returns in X amount days like CEX or B the seller shows you in pearson the SMART data.

 

 

Yes but smart can't tell you everything, such as if it was dropped, working in high temperature, or other stuff that isn't visible but will reduce lifetime in the long run.

[UMxMarky94]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Yes but smart can't tell you everything, such as if it was dropped, working in high temperature, or other stuff that isn't visible but will reduce lifetime in the long run.

true but it's more a case by case decision not a blanket rule 

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, UMxMarky94 said:

true but it's more a case by case decision not a blanket rule 

I wouldn't risk lots of important data on a used drive that you don't know how it has been treated.

I care about reliability, but that's just me.