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Re: Checking out a hard drive

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On 2017-02-14, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <140220170745436320%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
>  nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>> In article <o7ulav$fqr$1@news.albasani.net>, Ken Springer
>> <wordworks@greeleynet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > 
>> > A question for those with an overall negative view towards using the 
>> > drive Isaac found...
>> > 
>> > Would it be a relatively sound conclusion that none of you would buy a 
>> > refurbished drive from a reputable source?
>> 
>> there's a big difference between a refurbished drive from a reputable
>> source and a drive found in the trash.
>
> I'm OP.
>
> You claim that there is "a big difference". What exactly does 
> "refurbishing" do to a drive *that is apparently working fine when it is 
> received* (which this one would have been)?

The only difference that matters to me is that typically refurbished
products come with a warranty.

> And so my guess for how this particular drive found itself in a box of 
> junk is that some Windows user couldn't get it to work for some reason 
> and decided it was "broken". 

Possibly. I wouldn't use it unless the data on it is thoroughly backed
up though - just in case.

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Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-12 23:16 -0800
  Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-13 07:28 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-13 15:42 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2017-02-13 23:26 -0500
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 03:14 -0700
    Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 07:45 -0500
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 11:13 -0700
        Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 13:47 -0700
            Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 15:49 -0500
              Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 18:53 -0700
                Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 21:59 -0500
                Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 20:22 -0700
                Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-16 12:23 +0000
      Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-14 10:39 -0800
        Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-14 19:10 +0000
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2017-02-14 12:23 -0700
            Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-14 19:39 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
        Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-14 14:43 -0500
        Re: Checking out a hard drive "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2017-02-16 01:15 +0100
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Electric Comet <electric-comet@mail.invalid> - 2017-02-15 16:23 -0800
  Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-16 12:16 +0000
    Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-16 09:42 -0800
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-16 18:52 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-02-16 15:08 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-02-16 15:19 -0500
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 02:50 +0000
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:39 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-16 21:53 -0800
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:40 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:48 -0800
          Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 17:41 +0000
            Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:48 -0800
        Re: Checking out a hard drive Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2017-02-17 16:41 +0000
      Re: Checking out a hard drive Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-02-17 06:38 +0000
        Re: Checking out a hard drive isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2017-02-17 13:59 -0800

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