[SOLVED] a Seagate hard drive says "dell" on it, does it matter?

[AyaanAhmad]

I found a drive on eBay and I was thinking of buying it. it's a "dell" drive that was manufactured by Seagate. I was wondering if this drive would act differently from a normal Seagate drive. if it helps, the seller listed the drive as "Seagate ST8000NM0055 8TB 256MB 3.5" SATA 6GB/s 7200RPM DELL PN 0T05HP"

 

[USAFRet]

It came out of a Dell system.

But...buying a used HDD from fleabay? Only if it were really really really cheap. Like $25 for an 8TB.

 

[AyaanAhmad]

It came out of a Dell system.

But...buying a used HDD from fleabay? Only if it were really really really cheap. Like $25 for an 8TB.

It’s 100 dollars, I think that’s a pretty good deal. So just to confirm, it doesn’t matter? Dell wont use a different hard drive software or something?

 

[USAFRet]

It’s 100 dollars, I think that’s a pretty good deal. So just to confirm, it doesn’t matter? Dell wont use a different hard drive software or something?

$150
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-Internal-Drive-3-5-Inch/dp/B07H289S7C

https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st8000dm004-8tb/p/N82E16822183793

For a $50 difference, I wouldn't.

 

[AyaanAhmad]

$150
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-Internal-Drive-3-5-Inch/dp/B07H289S7C

https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-st8000dm004-8tb/p/N82E16822183793

For a $50 difference, I wouldn't.

interestingly, ive looked into both, but they are much slower at 5400rpm, the ebay drive is 7200rpm.

 

[USAFRet]

interestingly, ive looked into both, but they are much slower at 5400rpm, the ebay drive is 7200rpm.

What will you use this for?
That difference may only be seen on the spec sheet.

 

[Mtop]

You can get a two year warranty for $50.00