Posted September 28, 201410 yr Normally the last thing I would suggest is a refurbished hard drive but at $19.99 they can go a long way servicing used computers.....and honestly I would rather have a refurbished WD drive rather than a new Seagate or Hitachi. WD WD Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Manufacture Recertified Bare Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136979&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL092814&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL092814-_-EMC-092814-Index-_-InternalHardDrives-_-22136979-L0I&et_cid=11555&et_rid=2567240
September 28, 201410 yr FPCH Admin WD has always been good to me. As has Samsung. Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
September 28, 201410 yr Author I have had very poor luck with Samsung Bob. There was a time when I was selling with them inside and I don't think any of those lasted more than a year.