nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agoI ordered a used HDD a few minutes ago. Any tips?discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down18
arrow-up1621arrow-down1imageI ordered a used HDD a few minutes ago. Any tips?discuss.tchncs.denutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareSeefra 1@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI’ve never cosplayed as an “infosec home lab data specialist”, but I’ve had many bad personal experiences with used harddrives, drives that were working perfectly fine but failed after few months from several sources.
minus-squarekadu@scribe.disroot.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAnd that anecdote somehow means “never buy used drives, no matter what variables are at play”
I’ve never cosplayed as an “infosec home lab data specialist”, but I’ve had many bad personal experiences with used harddrives, drives that were working perfectly fine but failed after few months from several sources.
And that anecdote somehow means “never buy used drives, no matter what variables are at play”