Any hard drive with a warranty less than 3 years is not a good idea, let alone 180 days.
Pass… data’s too important to trust to someone else’s rejects.
Bought three during a previous wootoff, only have one still working… Do Not Want!
My data is too valuable to put on a refurb…
I don’t know about a refurbished hard drive, it sounds like a recipe for a data-loss disaster.
Curses! Why can’t I have money right now.
I could use 3 of these.
Does this play music?
2.5 form factor please…
7200.10 or 7200.11?
Write-up includes both, photo shows 7200.11
I have had better luck with refurb Seagates than new ones. I say its worth a shot
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So, have we reached the technology point where i can see this hard drive and just assume if I order it it can go into a laptop AND a desktop?
SCIENCE!
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It’s a 3.5" drive, which is for desktops.
I’ve had very bad luck with Seagate drives, particularly in SATA RAID enclosures. (50% failure rate with drives less than 1 year old, when I pull them out of the RAID enclosure they seem to work OK, but I still don’t trust them.)
Asking around, most people with experience across a large number of drives have vendors with good and bad luck. Me, I’ve had more bad luck with Seagate drives than other vendors. Your mileage may vary.
My mind is telling me no but my body… my body’s telling me yes. NO.
Something about refurbed hard drives always worry me.
This has received lackluster reviews on multiple sites. Beware.
I’d be wary: CNET warns of problems
Amen.
its a brand spanking new refurb hard drive… only dropped once!
Hate to help stall a woot off but Newegg reviews for these things was reporting a lot of failures within 1 month ~ 1 year. Plus refurb. Pass.
You couldn’t pay me to use a Seagate drive, even if it was brand new. I have refurb WD drive I got from Woot 3-4 years ago and it’s still going strong.