[Leaplist] Refurbished Hard Drive

[Kevin Korb]

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Yes, I agree with Bryan here.  None of the pro-3.5" drive opinions I
have posted would apply to external drives.  External drives get moved
around and that is what 2.5" drives are designed for.

I too would not recommend refurbished hard drives.  The best case with a
refurbished drive is a manufacturer refurbished drive.  These are what
you get when you replace a hard drive under warranty.  They will
probably work but their purpose is to serve out the remainder of the
original drive's warranty.  If the drive was refurbished by someone
other than the manufacturer it is a crap shoot at best.

I don't have any specific models to suggest as I do not use or shop for
external hard drives but any well made new one with a 2.5" drive inside
should be a decent one.  I would however suggest you try to get one that
supports both USB and ESATA if possible.  You will find that ESATA is
much faster than USB and if you are dealing with a TB of data that will
be very significant.

On 02/02/10 22:35, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> First off, I would never, ever recommend the purchase of a
> refurbished hard drive.  Mechanics are things I never like to
> get refurbished.
> 
> Secondly, as you may have noticed, I'm partial to 2.5" drives.
> Now I'm partial to 2.5" drives for everything, internal and
> external.  But while some could argue 3.5" internal drives
> (especially since 3.5" prices have dropped while 2.5" have not
> nearly as much), I wouldn't disagree, I absolutely believe 3.5"
> external drives should _never_ be purchased.
> 
> So for an external drive, I would recommend this 1TB drive
> (WDBABM0010BBK):  
> http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=722  
> 
> It is a 2.5"x12mm high drive with 3 platters at 333MB/platter.
> I've seen them for $160 on-sale.
> 
> Yes, it's more than a 3.5" drive.
> 
> But as someone who has flown at least twice per week, pockets his
> drive in his bag and pulls it out at least twice per day, etc... for years,
> I can honestly say I abuse the heck out of the half-dozen 2.5" external
> drives I have.
> 
> None have died yet.
> 
> Cannot say the same about the 3.5" FreeAgent Pro drives that sat
> on my desk in New York for 6 months.  I know others have had issues
> with their MyBook as well.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Ram K. Singh <rksingh54 at yahoo.com>
> 
> I am looking for a USB Hard Drive of one TB Capacity.
> I am finding many Refurbished drives for a reasonable price.
> Do the professionals have opinion on Refurbished drives?
> 

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