Samsung SM863 1.9TB for $229.99

[DavidB]

goHardDrive.com - HP / Samsung SM863 Series (MZ-7KM1T90) 1.92TB 2.5-inch 7mm SATA III MLC (6.0Gb/s) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (HPE Model : MK1920GFDKU | P/N: 816962-005) - New 5 Years Warranty
Came across these drives on goharddrive, price is significantly lower than anywhere else. Anything to keep into account or is this just a good deal?

 

[StevenDTX]

they are notorious for resetting smart data, so you will never know the true health of the drives.

 

[jro]

they are notorious for resetting smart data, so you will never know the true health of the drives.

It amazes me that manufacturers even make this possible. It's like Toyota putting an odometer reset button on the dashboard...

 

[Samir]

they are notorious for resetting smart data, so you will never know the true health of the drives.

Thank you for this. F those scammers!! I hate dishonesty like this that's becoming more prevalent in IT sourcing.

 

[DavidB]

they are notorious for resetting smart data, so you will never know the true health of the drives.

I fully assumed that these are reset drives, so that makes this not a terrible deal but potentially you will get drives with a high usage. At this price used P3710's seem like a better deal I guess as they have a better total durability and performance.

 

[BlueFox]

Wouldn't touch that seller with a 10 foot pole. I picked up a couple of these for $165 each 2 weeks ago as well, so I think the price could be better too.

 

[Fritz]

They do have a stellar reputation for service and support. A couple of years back they replaced a failed white label drive that was 4 months out of warranty so I've experienced it first hand. If the price is right I'd buy from them all day long. No doubt any seller with the knowhow to reset the smart data would do so. Having said this, I bought one of these from a different seller a couple of weeks ago for $150 so this is a meh deal. The smart data had not been reset, I don't remember the total writes or other details but it wasn't terrible. Health was still at 100%.