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SATA wd hd 160 gig oem refur for - 69 + 5 shipping

Just curious, but, if someone has a lot of refurbished WD HD's for sale, then wouldn't that suggest there is something wrong with that particular model? Has this problem been fixed correctly?

I'll pass on this one. After my 80Gig WD died after 7 weeks of use, I'm sceptical of purchasing another WD, especially a refurb.
 
Originally posted by: B3rZ3rK3R
still a good deal for a sata drive
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Not with a 30 day warranty it's not. This is from their website.


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Refurbished products are products that contain components that have been owned by other clients and refurbished by factory to GameVE.com, GameVE.com guarantees all refurbished products for 30 days for replacement only. All refurbished items are considered OEM "barebone" parts."
 
refurbished hds are always a risk, since the usual lifespan of any hdd is ~3-5 years and a refurbished hdd can mean a big or small chunk of that life is already used.

//krunk (^_^x)
 
Yup, generally not a good idea to go with refurb for anything with moving parts. Solid state like a motherboard is a better risk, but it's all up to the user. Me? I keep my data on paper. 1... 0... 1... 1... 0...

~Jinxt
 
Seems to me there just isn't really anything you can "refurb" on a hard drive anyway...what are they gonna do, spend the time to replace the platters or fix the circuit board on a $70 hard drive? They would make more just by throwing them away...
 
Originally posted by: MisterMe
Seems to me there just isn't really anything you can "refurb" on a hard drive anyway...what are they gonna do, spend the time to replace the platters or fix the circuit board on a $70 hard drive? They would make more just by throwing them away...
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Unless the refurb was for a broken connector. Pretty easy to break a SATA connector.
 
Many HD refurb does are reperforming calibrations, map out bad sectors, etc. Many times things that were sent back weren't really bad, just user wasn't able to run it due to loose connectors or compatibility. Or sometimes they rebuild it by reusing the shell, cover, or any parts that weren't bad.

But think of it this way, not all diagnostic can catch intermittent issue, so there is always a chance that you didn't fix what was broken. With the same warranty length it will be ok, but with only 30 days, it is not really a good deal.

 
Refurbs are not always refurbs. At Newegg they are sometimes just customer returns, sometimes returns that were not even used. In addition, I was able to get manufacturers warranty to work on a couple of refurb drives I bought at Newegg. So it isn't totally black and white.

Whereas if you buy refurbs from someone like Computer Geeks, you are much more likely to get actual factory refurbs, which might or might not have a common nominal defect.
 
Originally posted by: Samus
So HOT, yet so COLD 🙁
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HOT for some, not so hot for others.

This could be a warm deal for someone looking for a good sized "work disk", where it is not
intended for long term or critical storage. And where the $20 difference between it and
a new drive might be significant enough to affect the purchase decision.

And (as has been pointed out) drives can become "refurb" for many reasons that have
nothing to do with how the HD itself performed. Buying one can be a gamble that some
hobbyists would not want to take, but others might find a use for.

Don't fear the refur.
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Baby, don't fear the refurb. (Thanks for reminding me of that song).

 
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