Are Brand Name Hard Drives Worth It?

bes44 on 18/09/2021 - 16:04
Last edited 18/09/2021 - 16:29 by 1 other user

Seen 2tb hard drives from around $40 on eBay. It is worth spending more on a brand-name one?

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  Hybroid on 18/09/2021 - 16:10

  +2

  Don't ever buy used hard drives.

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    dust on 18/09/2021 - 22:21

    What if you find and old one that has Bitcoin on it?

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      Mechz on 19/09/2021 - 01:05

      Guaranteed you wouldn't know what it looked like a just format it as soon as it's installed.

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  DannyC on 18/09/2021 - 16:12

  +1

  Avoid.
  You get what you pay for.

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  apsilon on 18/09/2021 - 16:22

  +5

  The majority of those are fake drives. Think 16mb USB 2 stick stuck in an enclosure and formatted to say it's 2tb. Looks good until you try and copy anything on to it. That's if you get one of the ones that doesn't have a virus or ransomeware or similar on it.

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  deme on 18/09/2021 - 16:23

  +1

  This thread made my day

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  AndyC1 on 18/09/2021 - 16:28

  From Chia mining in China?

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  JimmyF on 18/09/2021 - 16:28

  It is worth spending more on a brand-name one?

  Depends if you 'value' your data or not.

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  pharkurnell on 18/09/2021 - 16:30

  Whats your data worth?

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  SF3 on 18/09/2021 - 17:11

  Seen 2tb hard drives from around $40 on eBay.

  Saids it all really.

  It is worth spending more on a brand-name one?

  Yes.

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  mickyb80 on 18/09/2021 - 17:23

  I'm a little confused…
  What sort of HDD are you looking at for $40?

  You can go to Officeworks and grab a 2tb external USB 2.5" for $49 if your store has stock (clearance).

  I'm a little lost here…?

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    scrimshaw on 18/09/2021 - 19:38

    I think the OP is referring to solid state drives, as opposed to hard drives.

    On Wish.com and eBay you'll see 2TB USB external solid state drives for very low prices (usually around the $40 mark, like OP indicated). They're obviously fake:

    https://i.imgur.com/DqUrvNf.png
    https://i.imgur.com/CqGVGL6.png

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      mickyb80 on 18/09/2021 - 20:07

      Had a feeling that might be the cast, but wasn't sure. Hadn't stated that…

      As others has said - OP, don't buy!
      If spinning, then just grab a special from OW or a reseller when the next round comes around.

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  Cave Fire on 18/09/2021 - 17:43

  Those other brands will fail faster and can't be used as much. If you are happy to backup often or only rarely use the drive then ok. You also have to buy from someone with a good rating to avoid some of the problems mentioned.

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  godofpizza on 18/09/2021 - 18:07

  yes, end thread.

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  brendanm on 18/09/2021 - 18:45

  saw

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  Yummy on 18/09/2021 - 19:25

  2tb hard drives from around $40

  Disclaimer: May contain 2-3 large metal nuts inside the casing.