Comment on Do you think my HDD is broken?

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• 4grams@awful.systems ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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…

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  • frongt@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ 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.

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