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I'm a fan of refurbished, but I'm not sure $12/TB is cheap enough to justify in this case. Wouldn't be for me.
Only heard a little bit about GHD, and what I do see always looks suspiciously like astroturfing. But thats just me.
It 100% depends on vendor, and honestly, you have no way of checking. It may mean as little as "well, we pulled it from a working system.. so it's a fair bet it's working!"
Also keep in mind "5 year warranty" doesn't mean a damn thing if the company is gone next year.
This is a refurbished Seagate Exos, so if you actually do get 5 years of warranty that's a good deal
I've been buying all of my hard drives from GoHardDrive and Worldwide Product Importers (a competitor in this space).
I have bought a little over 20x at this point of various sizes (8TB to 12TB) and brands (WD, HGST, and Seagate), a few years later and they're all still running like clockwork. I also only buy NAS/enterprise grade drives.
I've never purchased an "MDD" branded drive though, which is just a relabeled drive, but by the looks of the listing, looks like a Seagate Exos drive?
The hard drives always came with a warranty card that confirmed the warranty period and information on how to file a claim if needed.
MDD (MaxDigitalData) is a division of GoHardDrive that sells refurb pulls.
Not at that price watch for black Friday sales instead. $14-$15TB new vs. 12TB used with no warranty is not a great deal.