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HGST 4TB Renewed Drive under $40

Jun 25, 2023 07:05:48 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

This HGST 4TB drives have been my "Go-To" drives for years, and it's now available from Amazon for $38.50 with a five-year warranty. I can't justify buying another HDD, though, and I think I'm moving to the SSD world.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NLMR132?tag=camel3palerts-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US

Or, how about a 4TB HGST Ultrastar for $36.50

https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Ultrastar-HUS724040ALA640-Enterprise-Refurbished/dp/B079S34BSS/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=2RKUUCFBK96ST&keywords=hgst+drives&qid=1687691044&s=electronics&sprefix=hgst+driv%2Celectronics%2C471&sr=1-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Jun 26, 2023 09:24:11 #

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

jerryc41 wrote:

This HGST 4TB drives have been my "Go-To"... (show quote)

As SSD drives become more and more price competitive, the old normal drives will continue to go down in price until there are not so many around. The transition curve is pretty much like the transition from DSLRs to mirrorless.

Jun 26, 2023 12:24:15 #

rcarol

jerryc41 wrote:

This HGST 4TB drives have been my "Go-To"... (show quote)

Both ads state the warranty is for 90 days.

Jun 26, 2023 12:49:18 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rcarol wrote:

Both ads state the warranty is for 90 days.

"w/5 Year Warranty (Renewed)"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NLMR132?tag=camel3palerts-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US

Jun 26, 2023 13:01:15 #

rcarol

jerryc41 wrote:

"w/5 Year Warranty (Renewed)"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NLMR132?tag=camel3palerts-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US

"The product is refurbished, fully functional, and in excellent condition. Backed by the 90-day Amazon Renewed Guarantee."

Jun 26, 2023 13:07:47 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rcarol wrote:

"The product is refurbished, fully functional, and in excellent condition. Backed by the 90-day Amazon Renewed Guarantee."

So, I guess it's warrantied for five years and ninety days. 🤣

I've never had an HGST refurb fail, but I suspect I'll be using SSDs from now on.

Jun 26, 2023 17:25:00 #

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

jerryc41 wrote:

So, I guess it's warrantied for five years and ninety days. 🤣

I've never had an HGST refurb fail, but I suspect I'll be using SSDs from now on.

THE number one upgrade for old(er) computers- especially Macs- are SSDs.
Cheap? That HGST 4tb drive plus a 1tb SSD makes a *killer* Fusion drive.
Takes 15 minutes to replace the dinky HDD in a Mac Mini with a SSD.
Can't boot Windows, but a SSD RaidO for all your PC apps and data works very well.
The NVME sticks on a PCI card bypasses the SATA bus and goes @ 3x faster!
Especially on those SATAII cMacPros I've been re animating.

Times Have Changed.
Have you seen inside those SSDs?
A !tb Teamgroup is 2 chips on a thumb size board with a SATA interface. Hide it internally. With tape!
I've got a mini PC that did just that. Entire PC is @ the size of a 3.5" HDD. No moving parts.
If I had your money I'd go for the super M2 Mac Studio that just dropped.

Jun 26, 2023 17:27:26 #

Harry0 Loc: Gardena, Cal

jerryc41 wrote:

So, I guess it's warrantied for five years and ninety days. 🤣

I've never had an HGST refurb fail, but I suspect I'll be using SSDs from now on.

NO!
For the first 90 days, Amazon has a full warranty.
For the first 5 years, HGST has their warranty.
Concurrent contracts. Amazon's would be a mite faster and easier.

Jun 26, 2023 19:18:27 #

rcarol

Harry0 wrote:

NO!
For the first 90 days, Amazon has a full warranty.
For the first 5 years, HGST has their warranty.
Concurrent contracts. Amazon's would be a mite faster and easier.

The notion that HGST would warrant a used drive for 5 years doesn't even begin to pass the smell test.

Jun 27, 2023 06:46:12 #

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Harry0 wrote:

THE number one upgrade for old(er) computers- espe... (show quote)

I put a Samsung SSD inside my 2012 iMac. Easy peasy. Newer Macs, not so much.

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