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[dew042]

old newegg stuff, no longer very applicable.



http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=BROWSE&manufactory=1304&Type=Refurbish

enjoy.
dew.

 

[pay]

Good prices, but I wouldn't want a refurbished HD

 

[pillage2001]

*** Refurbished *** MAXTOR DIAMONDMAX PLUS D740X 60GB 7200RPM Model 6L060J33.5 inch EIDE ATA133, 2MB Cache Buffer, OEM $105.00

HOLY?!?!?!?

 

[LukFilm]

No thanks, I'll hold on to my $50 60GB Western Digital

 

[moonfish]

just ordered the 60gig, maybe the $75 40gig is a better deal but i really want something new and faster. $105 shipped, that rocks for this drive.

I was one of the people that arrived at best buy too late today. what a scam that was.

 

[shurato]

have u ever rma'ed a drive to maxtor and got a replacement? well they give u refurbished drives in return... my refurbished maxtor is working great.

 

[Mockmaw]

Anyone know if these come with any sort of warranty?

 

[187]

i would not trust my data to a refurb hdd. just my .02

 

[XFreebie]

yeah, why so many refurb's recently?!

out of 11 HD's i've ever had the only 3 that ever died were 2 quantum's and 1 western digital. now knowing that Maxtor now owns Quantum, so that Maxtor drives are relabeled Quantum's, i would not trust my data with a Quantum after what happened :disgust:

 

[apoppin]

You can STILL get the BRAND-NEW retail - 3 year warranty - 30GB 7200RPM Ultra ATA 100 Maxtor HD at OD for $69.99 after $30 OD MIR.

Sale ends this Sunday. They had tons (well, quite a few) at the Palm Desert (CA) store this morning.

 

[Edwardo22]

Looks like the 60 gigger is gone. That was a great deal on that. I would have bought that one.

 

[ace31216]

I usually don't trust refurbs

 

[xDanielx]

I dont understand why people dont think refurb drives FROM THE MANUFACTURE arent good? Some people are just way to paranoid. So what, they saved a few cents and used the same case as an old HD, or maybe some other parts, big deal. I have rma'd lots of drives of all different manufcatures and have never had problems with what they gave me in return. Usually its not the HD's fault when it dies, its due to power surges from cheap power supplies. I had a system that would kill drives, and I tried several different drives in that system. Not all RMA drives are refurb either. These are some good deals, but I still like my new 180gig raid for $150. Thanks BB!

 

[apoppin]

<< I dont understand why people dont think refurb drives FROM THE MANUFACTURE arent good? >>



Perhaps I can attempt to explain it . . . if they were JUST as GOOD as the NEW, then WHY don't factory refurbished items carry the same-as-new warranty?

If you were looking to buy a reliable late model car, would you want one that had been nearly totaled and then rebuilt?

To me, refurbished is for "bargain" shoppers. I like the confidence of a new warranty - especially with Maxtor's NEW HD 3 year exchange warranty - they send you the new drive and THEN you RMA the old one (so you can transfer data, etc.). I don't think you get that same service with a refurbished drive.

 

[Kwad Guy]

These are NOT necessarily factory refurbished. I bought a few REALLY
cheap low capacity "refurbished" Maxtor drives from Newegg a few
weeks ago...Got drives that were definitely NOT factory refurbished.
A couple had a sticker that made me think someone ran a diskpack on
these, mapped out bad sectors and then packaged them up...

And the refurbs I bought were for use in an environment of
basically readonly cloned computers, an environment where if the
drive bites the dust it costs you nothing in terms of data, since
nothing of value is supposed to be stored on the drives, and if
one needs to be replaced, you just reimage the stock distribution
onto a new drive.

I would NEVER buy these third party refurbs for any environment where
you might actually store data of value on the drive.

Kwad

 

[apoppin]

<< Newegg.com guarantees all refurbished product for 30 days only. All refurbished parts are considered OEM "barebone" parts. >>



So, now that you see the warranty - do you think these drives are such "hot" deals?

I'm glad to have a brand new retail 30GB Maxtor drive for only $69 after MIR. I'd rather not "save" a few bucks for a 30 day vs. 1095 day warranty.

 

[Nagorak]

<<

I would NEVER buy these third party refurbs for any environment where
you might actually store data of value on the drive.

Kwad >>



If you have something that is truly of value stored on a single hard drive, with no redundancy and no backup then you are an idiot, plain and simple. Just because a drive is "new" doesn't mean it's not going to fail. A refurbished drive is no more likely to fail than a new one, and possibly less likely since it has been thoroughly checked out by the manufacturer first. Obviously since the drive has been refurbished, it can't be sold as new, but that doesn't mean it's junk...

If you want your data to be protected run a Raid 1 Mirror array and also backup regularly to floppy drive, CD-R and CD-RW, like I do. I guess you can tell I value the data on my drive. It's pretty much impossible for my data to be lost, except if my entire home and computer are completely destroyed (in which case I'll either be dead myself, or lucky enough to be alive that I can afford losing everything else).

Somehow I don't think data protection is a big concern among the enthusiast community. You don't see people running Raid 1 setups, instead they run Raid 0 which actually doubles the likelihood of data loss in the name of an entirely unnoticeable performance increase. That's not even taking into account overclocking and running components out of spec-- probably not a big concern, but it will make data loss more likely than running entirely in-spec.

Personally, I'd be a lot more concerned about losing data running a Raid-0 setup on two brand new hard drives, than running a single refurbished drive (although in my opinion both are pretty stupid if you really don't want to lose data-- that is to say run Raid-1 on 2 drives, refurbished or not instead ).

 

[Nagorak]

<<

<< Newegg.com guarantees all refurbished product for 30 days only. All refurbished parts are considered OEM "barebone" parts. >>



So, now that you see the warranty - do you think these drives are such "hot" deals?

I'm glad to have a brand new retail 30GB Maxtor drive for only $69 after MIR. I'd rather not "save" a few bucks for a 30 day vs. 1095 day warranty.
>>



Just because it is OEM does not mean it isn't covered by Maxtor's warranty, that just mean that Newegg only will replace the drive for 30 days and after that it is your problem. I've never purchased a retail hard drive that I can remember, but all of them were still covered by the full manufacturers warranty.

 

[apoppin]

<< Just because a drive is "new" doesn't mean it's not going to fail. A refurbished drive is no more likely to fail than a new one, and possibly less likely since it has been thoroughly checked out by the manufacturer first. Obviously since the drive has been refurbished, it can't be sold as new, but that doesn't mean it's junk... >>



You are free to GAMBLE - it's your money.

And you are dead wrong about Maxtor's warranty - it does NOT apply to OEM drives. Go visit the Maxtor site and read their policy before you post any more misinformation. ONLY Newegg warranties these drives and it is ONLY for 30 days. There is NO other warranty.

 

[apoppin]

Click on warranty

<<The limited, non-transferable warranty on products sold through an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) is extended only to the OEM that purchases the products directly from Maxtor or Quantum. Therefore, owners of OEM manufactured equipment containing a Maxtor or Quantum product must contact the OEM or the place of purchase for warranty service.>>

 

[Wag]

I happen to have owned many Maxtor OEM drives.

Believe me when I say Maxtor doesn't know or even care about how you purchased your drive. As long as it was manufactured within the past 3yrs they will exchange your drive for a new one. All they do is ask you for the serial # and model #.

 

[S0me1X]

all the good drive deals are out now

 

[Leland]

Having had a maxtor die on me, I am loathe to ever buy another one (although I probably will once everyone else stops making hd's) and would certainly not want to test my luck on a refurb.

 

[Tung]

why is it a bad idea to buy a refurbished hard drive?? anyone?

 

[vicdoc]

Last I checked a couple of days ago Dell still has that deal with the stackable discounts so you can get one of their NEW oem 40 gb 7200 rpm hds for about $80. Do a search.