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    Your Thoughts on Refurbished SSDs?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Electric Wolf, Jun 17, 2011.

  1. Electric Wolf

    Electric Wolf Notebook Guru

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    Right now, NCIX is selling Corsair Force Series 120GB SSDs for only $150.00 (last week they were on sale for $120.00). It seems like a really good deal for something with (advertised) 285Mb/s read and 275Mb/s write speeds.

    What is concerning about these drives is that they come with a 30 day warranty, which leads me to believe that they may be prone to failure. Does anyone know what the deal with refurbished drives is?
     
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  2. Phil

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    Buying an SSD without warranty is not a very good idea in my opinion.

    Buying a Sandforce SSD without warranty is an even worse idea.
     
    Phil, Jun 18, 2011
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  3. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    I wouldn't do it unless you could get a SquareTrade warranty for it for cheap. A Force 3 120GB with a three-year warranty is around $215, I think it's worth the extra coin.

    IIRC, Corsair had a voluntary recall on some of their Force drives. I wonder if these could be refurbished recalled ones. Corsair does have excellent service, but 30 days on any SSD would make me uncomfortable.

    Corsair announces Force 3 SSD recall | bit-tech.net
     
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  4. Phil

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    FYI: The recall was for Force 3, the link in the first post was to the original Force 120GB.
     
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    EnglishCoder Notebook Geek

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    Don't do it. Buy new, as it's just not worth possibly losing your money in 30 days time.
     
    EnglishCoder, Jun 18, 2011
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    Electric Wolf Notebook Guru

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    Yes, I think I read someone say that their refurb drive failed on the 31st day. The amount you save is definitely not worth the risk.
     
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    SquareTrade 1 yr. warranty for a $220 drive is $38 which makes the price difference from new even less. I guess if it's for a non-critical machine or data then maybe worth it.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 19, 2011
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