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Refurb: 22TB MDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache 3.5" SATA Hard Drives w/ 5yr Warranty

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has various 22TB MDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache 3.5" SATA Hard Drives w/ 5yr Warranty (Excellent - Refurbished) Now-> from $259.95 each. Shipping is free.

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  • Condition Notes: Factory Refurbished, 5 Years Warranty from Reseller. Zero Power Hours, Zero Bad Sectors. Like New Standard
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  • Prices from $11.82 per TB.

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has various 22TB MDD 7200RPM 256MB Cache 3.5" SATA Hard Drives w/ 5yr Warranty (Excellent - Refurbished) Now-> from $259.95 each. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member wordage for sharing this deal.

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  • Condition Notes: Factory Refurbished, 5 Years Warranty from Reseller. Zero Power Hours, Zero Bad Sectors. Like New Standard
  • Offer valid for a limited time only / while supplies last.
  • Prices from $11.82 per TB.

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22TB drives have not been in production 5 years. The earliest review I could find was from August 18, 2022 from a Western digital gold.

https://www.storagereview.com/rev...hdd-review

So less than 3 years use maximum.
Prices of refurbs tend to drop towards the end of the year as datacenters liquidate "aging" drives. That's what we saw last year, there was just a flood of cheap really good quality refurbs.
These drives have like a 2 million hours MTBF rating... So even supposing 5 years in a data center:

5 years = 24 x 365 x 5 = 43,800 hours

This is only a fraction of the 2 million so these drives still have a lot to give!

Check over in https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ if you are concerned about factory-recertified enterprise-class drives.

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Quote from Porno :
What's worse is I have a brand new NAS to fill with drives. And my others are all at capacity with a under 1tb of available space 😂
if you can use SAS drives this is also a good deal

https://slickdeals.net/f/18171667-refurbished-16tb-mdd-sas-12gb-s-3-5-7200rpm-enterprise-hard-drive-120-free-shipping

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1. These will have their SMART data wiped to prevent us from identifying any defects, I am assuming?

2. Almost every other review of the seller mentions finding bad sectors on surface scan. Seller is very responsive about quick replacement they all say though. So testing is critical.

3. 5 year warranty by whom? Seller warranties usually don't have a good history of being honored. ("You didn't use it in the manner intended")
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Quote from Porno :
I got excited for that thread when it triggered my alerts, but alas, none of mine do. So we wait.

And I got excited when this triggered my GoHard alert. We both need to refine our SD alerts...
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And I got excited when this triggered my GoHard alert. We both need to refine our SD alerts...

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Quote from wordage :
These drives have like a 2 million hours MTBF rating... So even supposing 5 years in a data center:5 years = 24 x 365 x 5 = 43,800 hoursThis is only a fraction of the 2 million so these drives still have a lot to give!Check over in https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ if you are concerned about factory-recertified enterprise-class drives.
That's not what MTBF rating means
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Quote from wordage :
These drives have like a 2 million hours MTBF rating... So even supposing 5 years in a data center:

5 years = 24 x 365 x 5 = 43,800 hours

This is only a fraction of the 2 million so these drives still have a lot to give!

Check over in https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/ if you are concerned about factory-recertified enterprise-class drives.

MTBF is more like the average of time before a failure occurs.

For example, if a car has a 2 million mile MTBF it doesn't mean the car was designed to drive 2 million miles. It is more like you took 20 cars and drove them 100k then there should be 1 failure among the 20 cars. 20x100k = 2 million.

Hope that helps.
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Quote from awdrifter :
Yep. These drives are probably used in data centers for 5+ years. They are near the end of their designed life.
22TB drives have not been in production 5 years. The earliest review I could find was from August 18, 2022 from a Western digital gold.

https://www.storagereview.com/rev...hdd-review

So less than 3 years use maximum.
Last edited by DrMASE March 19, 2025 at 03:34 AM.
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I think it's safe to say they run 7 days a week and not 5. Otherwise I love the idea! #theydidthemath
They did the math for 24/7 use for 5 years
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So tempting. I have 10th left right now empty. I think I can hold out till the year end and hope for some better deals.
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Quote from mr_3ntropy :
1. These will have their SMART data wiped to prevent us from identifying any defects, I am assuming?

2. Almost every other review of the seller mentions finding bad sectors on surface scan. Seller is very responsive about quick replacement they all say though. So testing is critical.

3. 5 year warranty by whom? Seller warranties usually don't have a good history of being honored. ("You didn't use it in the manner intended")

I actually just had a drive replace by GoHardDrive. I emailed them with a video of what was happening and they didn't ask and further questions and said to mail it back. I got a replacement within a week.

I have 4 from them and only one had an issue a year out.
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Quote from Porno :
I should have bought more of those but assumed there would be a $10 cheaper deal 6 months to a year later. Egg on my face.
You must be good with throwing money around with egg on your face
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Quote from alen129 :
This is $10/TB, currently, with the current prices of HDDs, this is a really good price, however it's a lot higher than where the prices were 6 months ago, where I bought a 12TB for $74.99, which makes it $6.24/TB
I'm hoping it's a sign of prices coming down so I can start stocking up again, but if you need it now, I'll go for it.

Sorry I might be sleep deprived, but how is $260 / 22TB = $10/TB?
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Quote from TheUndertaker :
I can't fathom anyone who pays more than $10/TB for a used hard drive when you can buy new for $15/TB.
I would consider $7.50/TB with the 5 yr warranty. Anything with a shorter warranty would make no sense.

Depends on who is honoring the warranty. They could offer a 10
year warranty and it would not mean anything if they never plan to honor it.

I would not put much stock into a third party rebadger honoring such long warranties.
Last edited by flangomango March 19, 2025 at 05:52 AM.
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Quote from flangomango :
Depends on who is honoring the warranty. They could offer a 10year warranty and it would not mean anything if they never plan to honor it.I would not put much stock into a third party rebadger honoring such long warranties.
If you look at the GoHardDrive profile on eBay, here's what you see:
Joined Nov 2005
Usually responds within 24 hours
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Whether you consider that reliable is up to you.

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