Does this drive look good/legit?

[shafe88]

Is a HP/Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0033 any good for daily use? My current drive is a Western Digital wd10ezex-21m2na0 that I would like to replace with a 2Tb drive. I can currently get the HP/Seagate Constellation for $50 on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Constellation-ST2000NM0033-695502-002-Enterprise/dp/B073PH3XFB/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1502636710&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=128mb+cache&refinements=p_36%3A-5000&psc=1

 

[das_stig]

Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0033 is an end of life product, but is designed for long term 24/7 usage and even with a miserable 1 year warranty, the pric e is cheap. I would use Seagates own diagnostic software to check the drive for defects or if it has been used before, by looking at power cycles and power on duration.

 

[shafe88]

Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0033 is an end of life product, but is designed for long term 24/7 usage and even with a miserable 1 year warranty, the pric e is cheap. I would use Seagates own diagnostic software to check the drive for defects or if it has been used before, by looking at power cycles and power on duration.

I don't care too much about it being end of life, just looking for a cheap reliable 2tb drive. I'll diffidently use Seagate's diagnostics tools to test it if I decide to buy it. The listing states it's new, so their shouldn't be a problem with it being used before unless the seller is shadily selling used drives as new. Their is a 99% chance I'll be buying it for my desktop since it's cheap and has 128Mb of cache. If it ever does decide to crap out down the road, I'll always have my original 1Tb drive as a spare.

 

[USAFRet]

Will it work? Sure.

$40
https://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-Ultrastar-HUA722020ALA331-Enterprise-Refurbished/dp/B01CM85C0K

$55
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-7200RPM-Heavy-Duty-Internal-Desktop/dp/B01A8KTK5M

$45
https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Constellation-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST32000644NS/dp/B005PWTB3A