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expiredtDames | Staff posted Aug 25, 2025 08:32 PM

Refurbished: 16TB Toshiba Enterprise 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal HDD

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has 16TB Toshiba Enterprise 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal HDD (Excellent - Refurbished, MG08ACP16TE) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.
  • Condition Note from Seller: "Refurbished HDD, Passed Full Sector-by-Sector Test, Less than < 10 Bad Sector, - 5 Year Warranty from Reseller"
Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • 16TB of Storage Capacity
  • 3.5-inch, Form Factor
  • 7200 rpm
  • SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
  • 512e
  • Enterprise Grade (Heavy Duty)
  • 5 Years Warranty

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    • goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has a 99.8% positive feedback with over 576K items sold.
    • 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.

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goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has 16TB Toshiba Enterprise 7.2K RPM SATA 3.5" Internal HDD (Excellent - Refurbished, MG08ACP16TE) on sale for $149.99. Shipping is free.
  • Condition Note from Seller: "Refurbished HDD, Passed Full Sector-by-Sector Test, Less than < 10 Bad Sector, - 5 Year Warranty from Reseller"
Thanks to Deal Hunter tDames for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • 16TB of Storage Capacity
  • 3.5-inch, Form Factor
  • 7200 rpm
  • SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
  • 512e
  • Enterprise Grade (Heavy Duty)
  • 5 Years Warranty

Editor's Notes

Written by Corwin | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.
  • About this Store:
    • goHardDrive Wholesale and Retail via eBay has a 99.8% positive feedback with over 576K items sold.
    • 30 days returns. Seller pays for return shipping.

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alyardley
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I've purchased 50+ Refurbished drives from goHardDrive and ServerPartDeals and all have been reset to zero after testing and if you look, they sell 3 tiers of drives 0 bad sectors, up to10 bad sectors which is what this drive is and they also sell some up to 100 bad sectors on some drives.
If you look at the second picture in the listing, they even give you a good idea of what the power on time and how many times the disks powered on and off before they reset the smart. That is probably about the average power on time for this batch of disks they are selling.
Matt8
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Not exactly accurate. This is only on the higher end (+ series) released in 2025 and newer.

Always check the synology compatibility list. Several Toshiba enterprise models are supported.
alyardley
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They are not new and the S.M.A.R.T. has been reset to 0 by whoever Refurbished them.

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Aug 26, 2025 02:55 AM
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Quote from Tisser12 :
I'd be interested to know this also. I have a ~10 year old Toshiba P300 (3TB 7200RPM) still buzzing along in my PC with over 8 years of powered on time. I would love something this size for all my ripped media, cold game storage and stuff like that. I even still use the HDD I have for some less-intensive games and haven't had any issues.

Edit: In the bottom of the description on the 0 hour HDD says "Includes in the Box: Sealed Bulk Pack" which leads me to believe it's new?
They are not new and the S.M.A.R.T. has been reset to 0 by whoever Refurbished them.
Last edited by alyardley August 26, 2025 at 04:42 PM.
Aug 26, 2025 03:27 AM
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MWinkAug 26, 2025 03:27 AM
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I would NOT pay this much for a drive with bad sectors. Them listing it in "excellent condition" is an outright lie. These drives have permanent, post-manufacturing damage. It may or may not result in problems down the road.
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GTwannabeAug 26, 2025 03:35 AM
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Quote from HarshilP :
Less than < 10 Bad Sector is a bit iffy at this price. Appreciate goHardDrive's 5 year warranty due to which I'd always prefer to buy from them. But that doesn't solve the annoyance of failing drives and having to mail them back, wait for a replacement, rebuild arrays, etc which is why a drive with bad sectors to begin with makes me hesitate despite needing drives at the moment to expand my storage
That's why you buy an extra drive and keep it as a cold spare.
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CaffeinemanAug 26, 2025 03:43 AM
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Quote from alyardley :
They are not new and the S.M.A.R.T. has been reset to 0 by whoever Refurbished them.
interesting, do you have proof? I always heard they were cold spares. for us a cold spare was a drive sitting on the shelf next to the server rack that is waiting be put in in case a drive fails. we had it because we had a very good SLA and it was cheaper for the company to give us a dive and "next day" a spare then to courier (4 hour round trip) a drive on site (we live in rural area). when we updated our drives they couldn't use the spare drive for someone else (they knew about our hard drive shuffle board games)
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slypher25aussieAug 26, 2025 04:25 AM
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How loud would these be?
Aug 26, 2025 04:48 AM
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IdiotTAug 26, 2025 04:48 AM
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Quote from slypher25aussie :
How loud would these be?
I have a Toshiba X300 and it's loud enough for me to place it in my garage.
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edneddy2Aug 26, 2025 04:56 AM
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Sector count aside (cause there's the other option in this thread somewhere), what's the opinion on this model of hard drive?

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Quote from Caffeineman :
interesting, do you have proof? I always heard they were cold spares. for us a cold spare was a drive sitting on the shelf next to the server rack that is waiting be put in in case a drive fails. we had it because we had a very good SLA and it was cheaper for the company to give us a dive and "next day" a spare then to courier (4 hour round trip) a drive on site (we live in rural area). when we updated our drives they couldn't use the spare drive for someone else (they knew about our hard drive shuffle board games)
I've purchased 50+ Refurbished drives from goHardDrive and ServerPartDeals and all have been reset to zero after testing and if you look, they sell 3 tiers of drives 0 bad sectors, up to10 bad sectors which is what this drive is and they also sell some up to 100 bad sectors on some drives.
If you look at the second picture in the listing, they even give you a good idea of what the power on time and how many times the disks powered on and off before they reset the smart. That is probably about the average power on time for this batch of disks they are selling.
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Deal-R-DashAug 26, 2025 07:39 AM
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Quote from HarshilP :
Less than < 10 Bad Sector is a bit iffy at this price. Appreciate goHardDrive's 5 year warranty due to which I'd always prefer to buy from them. But that doesn't solve the annoyance of failing drives and having to mail them back, wait for a replacement, rebuild arrays, etc which is why a drive with bad sectors to begin with makes me hesitate despite needing drives at the moment to expand my storage
I agree. The second picture in the listing shows 10 bad sectors as an example which is obviously not less than 10 and it is alarming to me that the hard disk diagnostic app is showing the drive health at 85%. There is a 1-year Allstate plan in addition to the 5 year warranty but with all the downside risks seems sketchy to have Allstate eat the cost to refund or replace the drive or kick the can (or HDD lol) down the road abit and recycle more of these reject drives over a 5 year period. I was looking to pick up a couple of drives but don't think I can jump on this deal for these reasons even though the price is appealing and reputation of the seller is pretty good.
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TypeONegativeAug 26, 2025 08:38 AM
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Quote from Deal-R-Dash :
I agree. The second picture in the listing shows 10 bad sectors as an example which is obviously not less than 10 and it is alarming to me that the hard disk diagnostic app is showing the drive health at 85%. There is a 1-year Allstate plan in addition to the 5 year warranty but with all the downside risks seems sketchy to have Allstate eat the cost to refund or replace the drive or kick the can (or HDD lol) down the road abit and recycle more of these reject drives over a 5 year period. I was looking to pick up a couple of drives but don't think I can jump on this deal for these reasons even though the price is appealing and reputation of the seller is pretty good.
Allstate is the one offering the warranty, that's on them to check the details of what they're covering
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MWinkAug 26, 2025 08:41 AM
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Quote from alyardley :
I've purchased 50+ Refurbished drives from goHardDrive and ServerPartDeals and all have been reset to zero after testing and if you look, they sell 3 tiers of drives 0 bad sectors, up to10 bad sectors which is what this drive is and they also sell some up to 100 bad sectors on some drives.
If you look at the second picture in the listing, they even give you a good idea of what the power on time and how many times the disks powered on and off before they reset the smart. That is probably about the average power on time for this batch of disks they are selling.
These are unlikely to have their SMART stats reset. That happens with manufacturer recertified drives or used drives from unreputable sellers. BTW, I've seen them selling drives with far more than 100 bad sectors.

Quote from slypher25aussie :
How loud would these be?
Expect them to be pretty loud (depending on the mounting).

Quote from IdiotT :
I have a Toshiba X300 and it's loud enough for me to place it in my garage.
Would you please move it, it's keeping me awake!

I too have used a Toshiba X300 and can vouch for how loud they are.
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boobolooAug 26, 2025 08:45 AM
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Bit much for a B grade drive.



Quote from slypher25aussie :
How loud would these be?
Depends on your mounting, but if your major concern is silence I wouldn't buy a server drive, its not for that. I personally don't notice server drives over my fans and air purifier in a das enclosure but I doubt you can get away with this if its for a home theater pc.
Last edited by booboloo August 26, 2025 at 02:49 AM.
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lennonstAug 26, 2025 10:05 AM
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$10 a gig for old beat up drives? Lol how is this a deal? The 5year warranty from goharddrive on theae drives only has value if your time is worth nothing.
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TonmoyDasAug 26, 2025 11:46 AM
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Quote from Caffeineman :
interesting, do you have proof? I always heard they were cold spares. for us a cold spare was a drive sitting on the shelf next to the server rack that is waiting be put in in case a drive fails. we had it because we had a very good SLA and it was cheaper for the company to give us a dive and "next day" a spare then to courier (4 hour round trip) a drive on site (we live in rural area). when we updated our drives they couldn't use the spare drive for someone else (they knew about our hard drive shuffle board games)
I think that depends. According to serverpartdeals:"Recertified drives will come to us with zero power on hours and zero power cycles." https://serverpartdeals.com/blogs...r%20cycles.
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karl2kAug 26, 2025 01:08 PM
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once a drive has bad sectors, it tends to go downhill fast

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