Comments on: Buying used computer parts https://dfarq.homeip.net/buying-used-computer-parts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying-used-computer-parts David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Fri, 14 Jul 2017 19:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/buying-used-computer-parts/#comment-43480 Thu, 22 Dec 2016 22:27:59 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=10002#comment-43480 In reply to Glaurung.

I like SSDs too. I don’t see any 600GB Intel 320s on the Bay right now (the cheapest I see are $119) but at $100, they’d be a nice bargain.

]]> By: Glaurung https://dfarq.homeip.net/buying-used-computer-parts/#comment-43474 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 04:50:55 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=10002#comment-43474 “The other risk is worn-out hard drives.”

Not if you only ever buy SSDs. I have yet to buy an SSD on ebay that had more than 10% of its lifetime writes used. Stick with Intel or Samsung drives and they’re extremely unlikely to mysteriously die on you.

Considering that you can get an old 600gb Intel 320 SSD for less than $100 these days, buying a hard drive for anything other than external backup seems pointless.

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