 jabarnutLight Years AwayPremium,MVM
join:2005-01-22
Galaxy M31
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Re: Amazing what you can find on eBay said by AVD:I would never buy a used hard drive in the first place.
Why not? I've bought many...(usually to resurrect old machines), and they often work great.
I also do a thorough test and format before I use them.
When you're dealing with much older machines, it's the way to go as far as I'm concerned.
The Dell site sells the same drive for a hundred bucks, and I bought this one for $20.00.
I'm good with that...the data included was just an unexpected extra. 
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 psafuxPremium,VIP
join:2005-11-10
kudos:2 | AVD is likely getting at the fact you have no real idea how long the drive has been used nor in what capacity. HD Tune Pro would be a good thing to run to at least get a snapshot of the hours it has been powered on but it leaves a lot of variables to the unknown. The drive could last 4 years or 4 days.
All in all, it's a gamble. |
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jabarnutLight Years AwayPremium,MVM
join:2005-01-22
Galaxy M31
kudos:2 | Believe me, I'm well aware of that. I not only check the date of manufacture, but do several thorough tests as well before using it.
Like I said, this is just a very old Laptop I'm screwing around with, and for 20 bucks, I don't really care if it works or not.
However, I'm pretty sure this one will work just fine. 
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 AVDRespice, Adspice, ProspicePremium
join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to psafux
said by psafux:AVD is likely getting at the fact you have no real idea how long the drive has been used nor in what capacity. HD Tune Pro would be a good thing to run to at least get a snapshot of the hours it has been powered on but it leaves a lot of variables to the unknown. The drive could last 4 years or 4 days.
All in all, it's a gamble.
by the time you run HDtune, it is already bought, so it is too late.
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psafuxPremium,VIP
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kudos:2 | Yes I agree. |
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