Is buying a used 7200rpm HDD in "tested excellent condition"

>>56014793
Buying a used HDD is never a good idea. Ever. $20 USD for a 320 GB is a ripoff anyway, that shit is garbage. Anything under 1 TB is trash.

>>56015043
This is for my x201 (school machine)
The HDD in it is dying so I just need a replacement on the cheap.

>>56015291
You can almost get a brand new Ssd for that price. Don't buy it. It's a total ripoff even if it was brand new

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>>56015333
What SSD is close to 20 bucks?
I don't need a ton of storage probably just like 50 gigs for OS and the maybe 200ish for storage.
Having it last is more important to me than boot speed.
I don't have time to install and configure Arch when school starts (if the drive dies).

>>56014793
>you can get 1tb for 40
>320gb
>used
this is bait right?

>>56015431
Where?
I haven't bought an HDD in years

>>56015459
>50 1tb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
>40 2tb but refurb
http://www.ebay.com/itm/252316261804?_trksid=p2045573.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI252316261804.N36.S1.R1.TR1
i got some stuff from that ebay seller and they're very good and if something doesn't work they instantly refund/replace

>>56015550
I need a laptop drive for my x201.

>>56014793
decent price but I'd only get one if it were for free lyl.
as soon as you connect it, check SMART and bad sectors. Only store system on non important files on it.
>>56015043
don't listen to this cretin.

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>>56015398
>What SSD is close to 20 bucks?
Well not 20 bucks but close enough. Off by one penny.

>>56015696
m'sata and trash storage. What are you even suggesting, nigger

>>56015459
Literally anywhere. WD Blues are $40 online or at any brick-and-mortar chains

>>56014793
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100167524%204093

>HDD
>extremely sensitive component spinning at high RPM with very low tolerances for failure

The thought of a HDD being thrown around a depot when you buy it new is bad enough, I don't trust any HDD any more, but buying one used is utterly retarded.

>>56015696
For 8GB? That won't even hold a Windows install you dipshit. Stop trying so hard to prove your point. Reasonable SSDs start at $40.

>>56014793
Just buy an SSD

>>56015398
Used Intel 520 ones are like $33 for 160GiB at 3Gb/S

>>56015550
That 2TB refurbished drive can be bought for $30 on sale.

Why are SSD shills out in full force on /g/ now?
It's blatant as fuck

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>>56016644
>Just buy an SSD
I need at least like 200 gigs for my /home and maybe 30-40gigs for /
I don't think I can get a big enough SSD for ~30-40$

Basically my question is whats my best option for ~$30-$40?
>>56015779
I've never had a problem with an HHD failing because of damage before. The one in my X201 is dying because it's old as fuck
Here's the SMART status

>>56015643
You're a fucking retard, kys.