Hi guys,

I’m building my first NAS and I was looking for HDD options. I was looking for buying a used HDD from eBay but I read some posts here recommending avoiding that.

I did some research on Amazon and I have found some interesting offers like this one here

https://www.amazon.ca/Ultrastar-HUS724040ALA640-0F14688-Internal-Enterprise/dp/B0859NQ1RV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=KG18JEJBFMFQ&keywords=hard+drive&qid=1699444106&sprefix=hard+%2Cspecialty-aps%2C83&sr=8-3&srs=17351028011

A 4TB HDD from HGST with a 5 Years of warranty, is it a good deal to go with?

  • cvfuchs@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Only reinforcing the first comment here, one of the very few seller reviews where things didn’t work out is “Drive failed after a day of use. Amazon support refused to give contact for seller. So much for “5 year warranty by reseller”.”

    If you look the seller up on US Amazon they’re apparently operating out of a 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath house in a california suburb, which is also 100% totally not suspicious.

    An ebay store front is not necessarily problematic, the established favourites like ServerPartDeals or GoHardDrive both have their own sites and ebay/amazon pages. Just don’t buy from unknown randos and expect them to honour a warranty.