Just had an email to say these are back in stock so have just been and placed my order. Never bought anything from them before but have seen positive posts on here about them being like new so thought I'd give it a shot.
Also free postage at the moment.
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adsham to Rimi
15 Apr 165#4
There's a couple of theories with refurbished disks
1) They've broken before so they'll break again
2) They've broken before so they've been fixed & checked thoroughly and are potentially more reliable than new ones.
Regardless of the above, they key point with important data is keep several copies - as no disk is immune to failing (new or refurbished). I bought one of these last time around at £23.99 as a backup to a backup and I'm very pleased with it so far.
Another point to make is recertified doesn't necessarily mean they've failed before - it could just be customer returns or old stock.
Jasper18
15 Apr 163#8
Reminds me of the definition of insanity as quoted by Albert Einstein - Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results....:confused:
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rav4cas
15 Apr 16#1
Bought one last time with the code for £23.99 delivered within 5 days. Still a good price at £29.99 though.
Had a couple from WD in the last year 500gb, 750gb and 1tb had no problems with any of them.
Used WD drive checker to test them when they first arrived.
Rimi
15 Apr 162#2
Recertified big NO !
They can fail anytime,so if your data safety important, choose normal ones.
adsham to Rimi
15 Apr 165#4
There's a couple of theories with refurbished disks
1) They've broken before so they'll break again
2) They've broken before so they've been fixed & checked thoroughly and are potentially more reliable than new ones.
Regardless of the above, they key point with important data is keep several copies - as no disk is immune to failing (new or refurbished). I bought one of these last time around at £23.99 as a backup to a backup and I'm very pleased with it so far.
Another point to make is recertified doesn't necessarily mean they've failed before - it could just be customer returns or old stock.
voodooboard to Rimi
15 Apr 162#6
Any drive can fail at any time, new or refurbished. If your data is important, implement a backup strategy.
With these refurbished drives, rather than talk about possibility of failure, you should look at them in terms of value for money. Is it worth the saving of £[whatever] to get a refurbished drive with warranty of 90 days instead of 2-3 years? That's a decision you have to make for yourself.
Personally I would say no at this price. When the 20% voucher was in effect, yes.
seany1977 to Rimi
15 Apr 162#13
I totally agree. I have one of these from WD and never had a problem. As you said recertified could just mean returned or old stock. Also WD put the drive through a second QA test which is what recertified means. If it was refurbished it probably has not been QA tested.
ANY drive can fail at anytime new or recertified.
ackbar to Rimi
15 Apr 16#27
i have a 500gb refurbed drive from WD that's still going strong 3 years later with constant use. My new toshiba drive has been replaced twice in a year (thankfully under warranty and they recovered my data both times). So based on that, any drive can go anytime...not just refurbed ones
tfish to Rimi
15 Apr 16#29
This just doesn't hold water. You should have 2 copies of everything so even if they do fail you've still got the back up.
Joehawkins609
15 Apr 16#3
Bought one of these and it failed within a year and the warranty with these is left than half that. Really not worth skimping in the long run.
nipstyler
15 Apr 161#5
I agree to a certain extent but it's an extra risk. Just pay an extra 10 pounds and get one that's at least not had the chance of an actual failure. In IT a file doesn't exist unless there are 3 copies on different drives systems or locations
Rimi
15 Apr 16#7
I had recertified drives. 5 actually. And all 5 failed within 2 years; 1 failed in 7 months, 3 - in 15 months and one lasted 2 years and 4 days. NO MORE!
New hard drives NEVER failed on me and I had loads of them. All were WD drives, I don't trust Segate.
Jasper18
15 Apr 163#8
Reminds me of the definition of insanity as quoted by Albert Einstein - Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results....:confused:
rootjuiceuk
15 Apr 16#9
I had a WD my book fail and I put in a warranty claim and they never even replied!
v8griff
15 Apr 16#10
Bought a few recertified drives from WD, never had a problem. Have some heat.
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Top comments
1) They've broken before so they'll break again
2) They've broken before so they've been fixed & checked thoroughly and are potentially more reliable than new ones.
Regardless of the above, they key point with important data is keep several copies - as no disk is immune to failing (new or refurbished). I bought one of these last time around at £23.99 as a backup to a backup and I'm very pleased with it so far.
Another point to make is recertified doesn't necessarily mean they've failed before - it could just be customer returns or old stock.
All comments (40)
Had a couple from WD in the last year 500gb, 750gb and 1tb had no problems with any of them.
Used WD drive checker to test them when they first arrived.
They can fail anytime,so if your data safety important, choose normal ones.
1) They've broken before so they'll break again
2) They've broken before so they've been fixed & checked thoroughly and are potentially more reliable than new ones.
Regardless of the above, they key point with important data is keep several copies - as no disk is immune to failing (new or refurbished). I bought one of these last time around at £23.99 as a backup to a backup and I'm very pleased with it so far.
Another point to make is recertified doesn't necessarily mean they've failed before - it could just be customer returns or old stock.
With these refurbished drives, rather than talk about possibility of failure, you should look at them in terms of value for money. Is it worth the saving of £[whatever] to get a refurbished drive with warranty of 90 days instead of 2-3 years? That's a decision you have to make for yourself.
Personally I would say no at this price. When the 20% voucher was in effect, yes.
I totally agree. I have one of these from WD and never had a problem. As you said recertified could just mean returned or old stock. Also WD put the drive through a second QA test which is what recertified means. If it was refurbished it probably has not been QA tested.
ANY drive can fail at anytime new or recertified.
New hard drives NEVER failed on me and I had loads of them. All were WD drives, I don't trust Segate.