Have these drives actually been used or only purchased and returned open box? null

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JONC · Accepted Answer

See my post and watch out. Geek squad does not check these for function nor even that the item is the correct drive (I received a 256gb western digital ssd with the Samsung sticker label transplanted onto it). In communications on forums it seems this is not an isolated incident. But, if you do get the correct drive, it likely has few writes/reads.

Answered by JONC 3 years ago

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SeanM · Answer

Some have been heavily used. Some, like the latest one I got had only 5 hours of power on time. As soon as I received it I ran a check. Zero errors & little run time. Probably means someone couldn't figure out how to set up a M.2 drive. Which happens a lot.

Answered by SeanM 2 years ago

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I got with 4TB written.  Given the guaranteed TBW lifetime of 1200TB, it is brand new for all pratical purposes.

“Have these drives actually been used or only purchased and returned open box?”

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