Refurbished hard drives from Newegg - anyone ever try?

[jrichrds]

Are refurbished hard drives from Newegg actually hard drives refurbished by the manufacturer, or just customer returns that Newegg sends out again?

I know they do the latter for a lot of their other products.

 

[Chaotic42]

I got an 18.3GB Seagate 10,000 RPM U160 drive refurbed from Newegg.

It's great. No problems at all.

 

[niwi7]

i dont know but i find it very odd that i returned an msi k7n2-islr mobo and a day later its listed under refurbished products....

and that thing was defective!!!!

due to the fact that i KNOW that board diidnt work i wouldnt buy refurbished products

 

[jrichrds]

Yah, Newegg's known to do send out customer returns as "refurbished." Your experience confirms that.

Chaotic42 - Was your drive sealed in anti-static bag and labeled as "refurbished" by Seagate? Or was it a customer return (no "refurbished" marking anywhere or not in sealed Seagate anti-static bag).

 

[Corporate Thug]

havent tried newegg drivers, but i RMAed a WD HD and the replacement they sent me was a refurb, no problems at all

 

[John]

Originally posted by: niwi7
i dont know but i find it very odd that i returned an msi k7n2-islr mobo and a day later its listed under refurbished products....

and that thing was defective!!!!

due to the fact that i KNOW that board diidnt work i wouldnt buy refurbished products

You do realize that newegg has thousands of customers right? I seriously doubt that they added your RMA to their refub sales without inspecting the board for themselves.

 

[jrichrds]

Originally posted by: shady06
havent tried newegg drivers, but i RMAed a WD HD and the replacement they sent me was a refurb, no problems at all

I'm wondering whether Newegg's refurb drives are manufacturer-refurbished (they've been tested by the manufacturer) or whether they're customer returns that Newegg just sends out for a lower price hoping they're not actually defective.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: jrichrds
Yah, Newegg's known to do send out customer returns as "refurbished." Your experience confirms that.

Chaotic42 - Was your drive sealed in anti-static bag and labeled as "refurbished" by Seagate? Or was it a customer return (no "refurbished" marking anywhere or not in sealed Seagate anti-static bag).

Ah, sorry, I actually don't remember.