Refurbished SSDs? - Hardware & Software

Yay or Nay? Specifically these: [URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100008120 4026 600414917&IsNodeId=1&name=91GB - 128GB[/URL] Budget = ~$70

All of the drives are from OCZ, that's saying something isn't it? Don't buy, OCZ Have a bad rep for their SSDS hence why there are so many Refurbs and why they're so cheap

Keep in mind that SSDs have a specific number of writes after which the memory will die, and you'll have to buy a new SSD. Relevant article: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/7173/samsung-ssd-840-evo-review-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/3[/url] As you can see the numbers are something like 500 TB of writes, but expect a bit less than that for those drives since Samsung uses specific technologies to ensure that the endurance is a bit more for the evo than for any drives without this which also increases write speed. A refurbished drive won't have new memory, so it will have a shorter lifespan, so if you don't mind this (and don't mean not being certain how long your drive will have) then go for it.

I'm gonna say 2 years lifespan. My build is almost 4 years old and I'll most likely build a brand new one a couple years down the line. I'll probably only salvage my PSU and my new GPU (that I will purchase along with the SSD, but that will be in another thread soon). [editline]16th December 2013[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211601[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W014K5302[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171739[/url] Any of these good? 60+ GBs and ~$70

Huge red flag, being a refurb these are likely nearly all repaired units. What can go wrong with an SSD you say? No mechanical parts? You're right, and this is why buying one of these is a pretty bad deal. If even a single chip goes in an SSD, you can likely write the whole thing off. Probably why these are refurbs in the first place. New SSD or no SSD. SanDisk make some great budget models now.

Most of OCZ's products are IED's - there's a reason they've gone bankrupt, after all You shouldn't consider buying an OCZ SSD period, nevermind a refurbished one

[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;43207262]I'm gonna say 2 years lifespan. My build is almost 4 years old and I'll most likely build a brand new one a couple years down the line. I'll probably only salvage my PSU and my new GPU (that I will purchase along with the SSD, but that will be in another thread soon). [editline]16th December 2013[/editline] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211601[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2W014K5302[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820171739[/url] Any of these good? 60+ GBs and ~$70[/QUOTE] 64GB is pretty low, generally a minimum of 128 is recommended. You can get some for around $70. Even the 840 evo isn't too much more expensive at $90. This is likely the cheapest you'll find: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2979419&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&utm_source=Linkshare&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=8BacdVP0GFs&AffiliateID=8BacdVP0GFs-eWNee.0A7X5t4QohNI8D2Q[/url]

I know 64 GBs is low. However, I plan on doing a new build in a couple years anyway. I plan on putting only the OS, a couple non-Steam Games, and everyday programs such as browsers on it. [editline]17th December 2013[/editline] I admit the EVO looks good at $90. That means I'd have to give up a GPU upgrade for the mean time then.

The thing is when you go down in storage size you aren't only sacrificing storage size. Smaller SSDs tend to be a good bit slower unfortunately. It's up to you though.

Thanks for input flayne. Check my other thread and I'll close this one.