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Another question about used hard drives (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Did decide to go the used drive route just saving up and waiting for the right deal from a good seller. I did notice on eBay specifically that some sellers have tested drives for a great price per tb with a shit seller's warranty (30 days to 1 year) but offer insurance for a significantly longer length of time for a few more bucks. I'm wondering if that's a good alternative to having a long seller's warranty? Just assume I will back everything up properly so drive failure won't be a massive concern I just want the option of returning it or getting a replacement if need be.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

what you want are used datacenter drives that still have some manufacturer warranty left. they sell them all over on amazon too. then you dont have to deal with some middleman when you need a replacement

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hey long shot but I did end up buying one with a year of manufacturer warranty still available and was wondering if you went through the process of getting a replacement from WD (the manufacturer of my drive) that was brought from eBay? I made a new post but couldn't get answers and I just got a couple of questions.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

its been a minute, but when i did this i took the serial number to WD. their site proved the warranty and had a swap policy, i just sent it back directly to WD.