<div dir="auto">I was just pointing the model.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The choice is not up to me.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I was more wondering about technical aspects. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Magnetic hard drive is more likely to get back in service than SSD I would think. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 17:22 Calvin Harrigan via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Don't waste your time. Spend a few
bucks more and get something new and recognizable. The listed on
ebay is used... :/</div>
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<div><a href="https://www.microcenter.com/product/511699/crucial-bx500-240gb-ssd-micron-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.microcenter.com/product/511699/crucial-bx500-240gb-ssd-micron-3d-nand-sata-iii-6gb-s-25-internal-solid-state-drive</a><br>
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<div>On 2/8/2022 17:07, Boris Borisov via
Ale wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I haven't seen that brand before :)
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<div dir="auto">Link from eBay </div>
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<div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/194260368529" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.ebay.com/itm/194260368529</a><br>
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<div dir="auto">Installed 6-6-21. Failed 2-8-22.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 16:26
Joey Kelly via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Tuesday,
February 8, 2022 9:35:33 AM CST Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:<br>
> I never reuse a drive that starts showing errors. Recipe
for disaster. Drive<br>
> replacement is easier than drive replacement plus data
recovery.<br>
<br>
Right. if you want to use in on a lab machine that you don't
care about, do <br>
that, else destroy it and throw it in the trash.<br>
<br>
I was going to ask what brand SSD you have. Intel's are
write-limited and <br>
simply stop working at some point, while others are
failure-prone (Corsair, <br>
I'm still glaring at you from a decade ago).<br>
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--Joey<br>
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> On February 8, 2022 9:55:55 AM EST, Boris Borisov via Ale
<<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> <br>
wrote:<br>
> >Hard drive have failed on machine that works 24-7.
Would you try to<br>
> >reformat SSD or simply install new one.<br>
> ><br>
> >Considering the limited write cycles for SSD is
likely damage beyond<br>
> >repair?<br>
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