WD - Refurbished Elements 500GB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black $36.99 + Free Shipping @ BB
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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My two cents: As soon as you get the drive run a short then long smartmontools test on the drive. If you get any unrecoverable errors (or other errors) send it back right away. If you want to really...
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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The price is good but I can't risk a refurbished drive failing if I'm going to use it for backups. Good deal for those who can accept the risk.
WD - Refurbished Elements 500GB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Black $36.99 + Free Shipping @ BB
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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Run some stress test when you get it. I had many refurb from WD outlet, all working fine.
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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90 days warranty FWIW.
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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I went ahead with it...hope for the best. I'll definitely run the pi$$ out of it for 3 months to make sure it's a good one.
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Thread created 03-18-2013 by ChicoDad
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In for one :cool:
All I'm using it for is to put movie files for my WD TV Streaming media player. Not putting any important files on it. :yummy:
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Product Features
500GB storage capacity
Provides ample storage for your videos, photos, music and other files.
USB 3.0 interface
Backward compatible with USB 2.0 for fast, reliable data...