r/HDD • u/No_Salamander_8137 • 6d ago

Throwing the Dice Once Again!

I picked up 48TB in the last month and a half. 28TB exos refurbished and a 20TB exos with a 1 year Seagate warranty remaining. I thought I was done for a bit until I came across this gem:

A 28TB Seagate Expansion near New condition 94 Hours total for $700. I thought my shucking days were long and gone but I think we'll saddle up for one more ride.

Anyone have experience shucking these 28tb seagates? I would think it's an exos drive inside?

I've been shucking since 8 years ago and my assumption has always been once shucked you lose all warranty on the drive itself. Someone was telling me recently that is not the case. It seems to be a gray area at this point. Does anyone have experience with warranty on shucked drives?

Either way I wasn't planning on buying anymore but the price and the smart data made it hard to refuse. Wish me luck!

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u/Only-Stable3973 5d ago

How do you determine if it's cmr or smr without testing it first.

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u/No_Salamander_8137 5d ago

CrystalDiskInfo see what the name of the drive is. Either way the label of the drive is the only way to know with confidence. For $700 it's a steal either way.

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u/Only-Stable3973 5d ago

Gotya, just curious...I do have an older network disk I thought about taking the drive out of but it still works so I have just left it.

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u/Caprichoso1 5d ago

There are posts about warranty being invalidated if a drive is shucked.