Comment on Do you think my HDD is broken?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
refurbished 12 TB Seagate HDDs
There’s your problem.
Comment on Do you think my HDD is broken?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
refurbished 12 TB Seagate HDDs
There’s your problem.
4grams@awful.systems 4 weeks ago
Yes and no, I only buy refurbs these days, so long as they work out of the box, they have been far more reliable than retail drives from a box store.
Definitely higher incidents of DOA drives, but the ones that work, have been pretty solid.
Still don’t trust spinning rust, so in addition to dual parity raid, I also have a full backup copy. But I no longer have reservations about refurb drives…
frongt@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
This. I buy used, not even refurbished, but I check the health as soon as I get it. I’ve had a few come in dead or dying, so I immediately get a refund or replacement.