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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1340917" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>By the way...I have absolutely no idea what a "refurbishing" process would be for a hard drive...other than plugging it in to see if it works. Hard drives are sealed mechanical devices full of high precision parts...which I hardly believe the average person on e-Bay could "refurbish".</p><p></p><p>To me a "refurbished" hard drive is just a fancy term for "used hard drive". And if you're going to buy a "used hard drive"...might as well pay used hard drive prices...which would be less than the $49.95 the person is charging on e-Bay. For a used 80gig IDE hard drive on Craig's List...I would expect to pay around $20-$25 bucks.</p><p></p><p>Hard drives like automobiles are "mechanical devices". Like the mileage on a car...hours on a hard drive can indicate it's age. The more hours on it...the older it is. Of course we have had reports of folks getting brand new hard drives that have failed shortly after purchase & installation. </p><p></p><p>So the key is (new or used HD)...keep your data backed up.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1340917, member: 56379"] By the way...I have absolutely no idea what a "refurbishing" process would be for a hard drive...other than plugging it in to see if it works. Hard drives are sealed mechanical devices full of high precision parts...which I hardly believe the average person on e-Bay could "refurbish". To me a "refurbished" hard drive is just a fancy term for "used hard drive". And if you're going to buy a "used hard drive"...might as well pay used hard drive prices...which would be less than the $49.95 the person is charging on e-Bay. For a used 80gig IDE hard drive on Craig's List...I would expect to pay around $20-$25 bucks. Hard drives like automobiles are "mechanical devices". Like the mileage on a car...hours on a hard drive can indicate it's age. The more hours on it...the older it is. Of course we have had reports of folks getting brand new hard drives that have failed shortly after purchase & installation. So the key is (new or used HD)...keep your data backed up.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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