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Model: Samsung - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 870 EVO 1TB SATA Solid State Drive

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You can use Samsung's own software for ssd optimization and health analysis: Samsung Magician
"Geek Squad Certified" is such a worthless "guarantee".
My 75yr old grandma who can't figure out how to set the time on her microwave is more qualified to certify any electronics than any Geek Squad worker I've ever seen, and 3 of my friends work for Geek Squad for 2-3 years so I know exactly how incompetent they are!
many different ways to do this, probably the simplest and cheapest way on Windows is to use CrystalDiskInfo

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01-14-2022 at 01:06 PM.
01-14-2022 at 01:06 PM.
Why is the 860 more than the 870?
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01-14-2022 at 01:18 PM.
01-14-2022 at 01:18 PM.
Quote from JoyMonkey :
The refurbished 980 Pro Gen4 2tb for $265 is very tempting.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sams...Id=6451686

Currently $350 new at Newegg and Microcenter.

I'd save the money and use the SSD as storage. They run cooler too. Personal preference though.
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01-14-2022 at 02:58 PM.
01-14-2022 at 02:58 PM.
Here's what I got today.
I ran Crystal Disk per the guidance here. Here is a screen shot.

I think I'm seeing it power cycled 21 times and 0 hours of powered on ???
Do these numbers look good? Anything I should be concerned with?

The box didn't look to be in the best of shape but the SSD looked new.

I also ran the Samsung Magician - That didn't really show details like Crystal Disk did. Although it did indicate that a Firmware update was available. It would not run the Firmware update via a USB Cable that I was using to look at the SSD.
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01-14-2022 at 04:59 PM.
01-14-2022 at 04:59 PM.
Quote from jon_laura5 :
Here's what I got today.
I ran Crystal Disk per the guidance here. Here is a screen shot.

I think I'm seeing it power cycled 21 times and 0 hours of powered on ???
Do these numbers look good? Anything I should be concerned with?

The box didn't look to be in the best of shape but the SSD looked new.

I also ran the Samsung Magician - That didn't really show details like Crystal Disk did. Although it did indicate that a Firmware update was available. It would not run the Firmware update via a USB Cable that I was using to look at the SSD.
The only number that matters is the total host writes which is 2 gigabytes written, the drive is rated for a total of 2,400 terabytes written. So you basically scored a brand new drive.
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01-14-2022 at 05:27 PM.
01-14-2022 at 05:27 PM.
Friends dont let friends buy refurbished storage drives, especially when only saving 10-25%, it should be 40-50% before you even think about it. Very short warranty is a bigger problem than usage/TBW but both arent worth the hassle, especially in 2022 with the supply chain the way it is
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01-14-2022 at 07:34 PM.
01-14-2022 at 07:34 PM.
Quote from KarateB0b :
Friends dont let friends buy refurbished storage drives, especially when only saving 10-25%, it should be 40-50% before you even think about it. Very short warranty is a bigger problem than usage/TBW but both arent worth the hassle, especially in 2022 with the supply chain the way it is

A warranty could possibly replace a failed drive, but will not help at all in recovering lost data.
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01-14-2022 at 08:42 PM.
01-14-2022 at 08:42 PM.
Quote from Djm71861 :
A warranty could possibly replace a failed drive, but will not help at all in recovering lost data.
Right?
Warranties should replace failed drives, that's what they're for. SSDs are fragile, and not designed for permanent storage. A 3-5 year warranty is a much better option than a 30 or 90 day warranty.
YMMV with Samsung, I don't trust their SSDs after way they handled the 840 debacle
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01-15-2022 at 07:18 AM.
01-15-2022 at 07:18 AM.
Never buy used SSD. SSD have expiration date.
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01-15-2022 at 08:32 AM.
01-15-2022 at 08:32 AM.
How do you refurbish an SSD? Run it through the dishwasher? Run brake cleaner through the memory tubes? I can't imagine they remove or replace chips on the things. So does that mean they are returns that they couldn't find anything wrong with?
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01-15-2022 at 10:27 AM.
01-15-2022 at 10:27 AM.
clicking on it lists the QVO not the EVO, whats up with that?
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01-16-2022 at 07:37 AM.
01-16-2022 at 07:37 AM.
Quote from Red_S :
clicking on it lists the QVO not the EVO, whats up with that?

EVO is OOS
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01-16-2022 at 07:42 PM.
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I'd trust these devices more if a geek didn't refurbish them.
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01-17-2022 at 07:53 AM.
01-17-2022 at 07:53 AM.
Quote from rootbear :
Got a QVO from Amazon for $70 that can still be returned - swap it out for the EVO for $70? Enough of a difference to matter (casual use)?
The evo has 3bit vs qvo 4bit nand flash
The evo is rated for far more writes than the qvo
So if it's a boot drive go w evo if it's to just to store things,wrote one time read many the qvo is fine
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01-17-2022 at 08:26 PM.
01-17-2022 at 08:26 PM.
Quote from chili81 :
How do you refurbish an SSD? Run it through the dishwasher? Run brake cleaner through the memory tubes? I can't imagine they remove or replace chips on the things. So does that mean they are returns that they couldn't find anything wrong with?
Wipe it down with a Lysol wipe, blow out any dust from the connector, and package it for resale.

I also don't trust BB to not be somehow modifying the usage statistics to make the drives seem better than they are.

For VERY low data priority cases(Gaming PC where you play mainly online/cloud backup games) maybe the savings is worth it to some.

IMO: Don't buy used SSD's unless its an insane deal, which this isn't.
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01-18-2022 at 11:52 AM.
01-18-2022 at 11:52 AM.
you guys are overhyping/analysing the TBW/hours/Gen/etc stuff. Stop eating up all the marketing BS you're fed by the manufacturer's marketing departments.

unless you're doing a ton of big writes (video editing/etc), you'll dump the drive to replace it with something bigger long before it dies on you, and it'll still be faster than F for general use.

I have 5 SSDs in my rig, of all ages, still rocking. Including my original 830 (128GB) that served as an OS drive back in the day, now relegated to one game install and a backup of taxes/documents/etc (i make a backup of those documents onto all my SSDs).

Anywho, that 830 128GB (10 or 11 years old) has only 11.4TB written, its supposedly good for ~50 or so I'd wager.

An 840 256GB Pro i have has only 3.4TB written
A 970 500GB EVO (NVMe) has 20.5TB (out of 300TBW)
A Crucial 750GB has only 4.4TB written
Also have a 1TB HP NVMe I haven't installed in a couple of years cuz too lazy to dig into the guts again.

An 870 2TB QVO with 720TBW will make a great game drive for a PC rig.

Probably about time to retire that 830 Smilie
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