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I am new to this sub and often see people getting 10usd/TB sometimes even less, how do you guys achieve this? Second hand? What are some things or red flags I should watch out for buying HDD from someone other than well known retailers? Sorry if this had been asked a millions times before.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

if your worried about red flags or reliability watch the video from this post on buying used:

https://servers.hydrology.cc/2022/12/07/lets-talk-about-storage/