Posted August 27, 2018 Is it ok to buy 2nd hand hard disk? I want to get o e for a friend's birthday but I don't have the money for a new one. What are these for? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/ Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 It fully depends on how much its been used Minecraft plugin developer Desktop: CPU= I5 12400F RAM = 2x 32gb DDR4 3200MHZ Corsair Vengeance LPX Motherboard = MSI Z690-A-PRO Wifi DDR4 GPU= RTX 3050 SSD = Samsung 980 Pro 1TB PSU= Corsair RM750 Laptop: CPU= AMD Ryzen 5 5500u RAM= 1X 4gb (soldered 3200mhz), 1x 16gb ddr4 3200mhz (so-dimm) SSD= Samsung 970 Evo 1TB Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690058 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 What is your budget and what capacity would you like? CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690061 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 I would not do it unless you do not need the data you put on it. Games for example. Those are redownloadble and therefore disposable. If you buy an old enterprise drive (if that is even possible anywhere) you can be damn sure they were under 24/7 abuse and if they were in private possesion god knows what they might have done to it. Maybe a refurb unit but I would definitly advise against it. If it is to expensive, what about buying it with anyother friend together or making a gift card (i know, kinda lame). http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/334934-unofficial-ltt-beginners-guide/ (by Minibois) and a few things that will make our community interaction more pleasent:1. FOLLOW your own topics 2.Try to QUOTE people so we can read through things easier 3.Use PCPARTPICKER.COM - easy and most importantly approved here 4.Mark your topics SOLVED if they are Don't change a running system Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690064 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 Author Just now, Spotty said: What is your budget and what capacity would you like? 2tb capacity and about 50 pounds (GBP) What are these for? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690067 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 Author My friend has been complaining for months that they need more storage. What are these for? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690070 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 1 minute ago, epikgamerwmp said: 2tb capacity and about 50 pounds (GBP) You should definitely be able to pick up a new 2TB HDD for 50 pounds. Look at Western Digital Blue 2TB and Seagate Barracuda 2TB. Both retail new for approximately 50 pounds. CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690072 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 Author 1 minute ago, Spotty said: You should definitely be able to pick up a new 2TB HDD for 50 pounds. Look at Western Digital Blue 2TB and Seagate Barracuda 2TB. Both retail new for approximately 50 pounds. The prices I have seen were up at about £70 What are these for? Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690076 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 heres one at scan pcs https://www.scan.co.uk/products/2tb-toshiba-dt01aca200-35-hdd-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem have a look on amazone as well Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690079 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 Just now, epikgamerwmp said: The prices I have seen were up at about £70 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IEKG402/?tag=pcp0f-21 Would you be willing to stretch to 55pounds? Includes delivery and I believe includes VAT (but not actually 100% certain since I'm not in UK) CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690081 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 buy a 1tb hdd new because you cant be certain on how a used HDD was used, its better to not buy a used HDD unless youre looking for something like dump storage thats not that important, or a place to store games then again i always buy the nicest HDD's i can, so maybe im too picky i wouldnt buy a used HDD unless i knew exactly how it was used if it was in someones personal PC, its a safe buy if it was in a server farm, its probably got a crap ton of hours on it Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690093 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 Dont buy a used hdd, especially if it is intended as a gift! If the hdd dies and all his data is lost, who is gonna get blamed? you. You dont know what abuse used hdds have gone through, so always buy new. I only see your reply if you @ me. Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690096 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 27, 2018 I've bought new hard drives that fail. I've bought used hard drives that fail. All hard drives will fail. Sure depending on how the drive was used could indicate how much life is left. If it was sitting in a NAS box in a closet for a year baking away 24/7 it may be more susceptible to failure. If you can get a S.M.A.R.T report, it could tell you some useful information such as how long it's been run, how many times its been started, and if the drive is still healthy. Of course buying used is still a gamble. You may not have warranty left on the drive. The price should reflect that. Even if there is a warranty, data recovery generally isn't part of it...so if the drive dies the manufacturer replaces the drive but you still lose your data you don't back up. As far as if the drive dies who is responsible? It definitely wouldn't be you. I ALWAYS recommend people backup their important data. Just recently there was a family member that had a drive show pre fail errors. I backed up the data and replaced it with a used (known good) WD 1TB drive I had laying around. I told them to purchase a backup external drive and/or get a cloud service to backup their data and explained that they were lucky that the drive didn't just outright die. There's no place like ~ Spoiler Problems and solutions: FreeNAS Spoiler iSCSI drives disconnecting or "NOP" messages (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=207636&type=status) SMB Windows 10 denies access to SMB shares giving "multiple connection" message (https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/963217-freenas-smb-share-inaccessible-if-accessing-folder-with-different-owner/) Jails Jails not pulling a DHCP IP address (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=207637&type=status) Dell Server 11th gen Spoiler iDRAC Unlocking "Enterprise mode" and accessing RAC with internet explorer (no java needed) (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=202775&type=status) RAID Modular controller difference for R410 (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=199134&type=status) MEMORY Choosing RAM and things to consider if you want to upgrade memory (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=208892&type=status) MODIFICATIONS Creating a custom DVD/TBU_PWR cable to run 2 SSDs (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=209977&type=status) ESXI Spoiler Hardware Getting X550-T2 10Gb Ethernet adapter working in ESXI 6.5 (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=203116&type=status) Passing through NVIDIA consumer GPU in ESXI 6.5 (https://linustechtips.com/main/profile/548804-razor-blade/?status=213559&type=status) Link to comment https://linustechtips.com/topic/965280-second-hand-hdd/#findComment-11690160 Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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