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The difference between new and refurbished at Best Buy has nothing to do with condition or warranty. It may have been returned unused for many reasons like a torn box for example. It is just like buying brand new, except the price is reduced.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.performance is equivalent to a new one. The ones I bought had about 25 hours on them.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have just received 3 of these and they operate just like my new ones. they have between 25 and 99 hours on them, so I expect the lifespan to be reduced by that much.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I would say not in most cases. I bought this drive and it writes above advertised speeds and should for a decade based on what I have read from torture tests posted online. My refurbished drive only had 0.5 TB written, so it was practically new considering you could easily write that much to a drive in one day of heavy use.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Sorry I am answering now. There SHOULD NOT be any difference between this and 'new'. Mine is just fine....
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