Used Server SSD's?? Used Pro vs. New Consumer

[AMD Lover]

So I'm in the process of building a new server and would like to have a SSD storage array. My question is would it be worth getting a used server SSD like the Intel S3500 480GB or would it be better to just get a consumer grade brand new SSD for around the same cost?? 

 

 

Thanks!

[kelvinhall05]

If it works fine, I'd go for the Intel drive.

[xriqn]

Go for the intel. Pointless buying something brand new that's worse performance than a cheaper 2nd hand professional grade SSD. If you're choosing between 2nd hand and brand new, make sure you know which is better in terms of performance before making a choice.

[Anghammarad]

well well well... 

 

it depends on how much scrubbing has been done to the SSDs (tb written of total spec max written data). If they were 24/7 in full tilt, I would rather buy new ones than put used ones in that could go from fast to brick in a week... 

[Guest]

I’d be cautious. It could have a high amount of writes and become a paperweight much sooner than something new. You have almost no way of knowing. Even reading the reviews someone experienced this. 

[seagate_surfer]

Hello AMD Lover,

 

Consumer grade drives may not be able to support heavy workloads that you can usually find in server environments, a consumer drive will work but will wear out sooner and that also involves you may lose your warranty, drives are built to complete a certain amount of daily writes and if you exceed that amount it could not be consider a faulty unit from factory.

[Tabs]

7 minutes ago, AMD Lover said:

So I'm in the process of building a new server and would like to have a SSD storage array. My question is would it be worth getting a used server SSD like the Intel S3500 480GB or would it be better to just get a consumer grade brand new SSD for around the same cost?? 

 

 

Thanks!

 

If you can find out the wear on the used SSD, you have a few things to think about.

 

Buying new means you know the drive hasn't been thrashed into a screaming heap of NAND, you'll have full warranty and support if anything goes wrong.

A used enterprise drive has probably been heavily used, which has to factor into your decision. Warranty and support are another question you'll have to ask yourself, since it's unlikely you'll get either.

 

If the seller won't tell you the wear details, I would stay away from the used drive. My personal suggestion would be to buy a modern, new drive since the effective noticeable difference in client workloads will be marginal to non-existent between the drives, but you'll also have the peace of mind of having a warranty and support if anything happens to it.