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  • SAR
    Trusted Tech

    100+ Posts
    • Jul 2009
    • 199
    #1

    Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

    Not sure where our IT guy is getting ours from, but we have started getting bad ones right out of the package.
    If anyone has a source you can recommend for reliable hard drives for copiers, it would be greatly appreciated.
    Tags: drives, package, reliable, source
    • Gift
      Service Manager

      1,000+ Posts
      • Mar 2011
      • 2447
      #2
      Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

      Originally posted by SAR
      Not sure where our IT guy is getting ours from, but we have started getting bad ones right out of the package.
      If anyone has a source you can recommend for reliable hard drives for copiers, it would be greatly appreciated.
      Not really, I buy every now and then a batch of HDDs from wherever it's cheap to get, usually Western Digital but I'm not really brand-picky. You might avoid stuff labaled as "re-certified/refurbished" drives though.

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        • copier tech
          Field Supervisor

          5,000+ Posts
          • Jan 2014
          • 8105
          #3
          Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

          Originally posted by SAR
          Not sure where our IT guy is getting ours from, but we have started getting bad ones right out of the package.
          If anyone has a source you can recommend for reliable hard drives for copiers, it would be greatly appreciated.
          Depending on what you need these for go with SSD no moving parts less likely to fail.
          Let us eat, drink, and be merry, because tomorrow we may die!

          For all your firmware & service manual needs please visit us at:

          www.copierfirmware.co.uk - www.printerfirmware.co.uk
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            • Cavia
              Junior Member
              • Dec 2021
              • 7
              #4
              Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

              Western Digital are very reliable.
              In particular, the WD RED NAS are designed to last.
              If the HDD (Printer) is accessed by many users for large prints (in terms of file size), you should be definitely looking into SSDs tho.

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                • Phil B.
                  Field Supervisor

                  10,000+ Posts
                  • Jul 2016
                  • 22798
                  #5
                  Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                  Originally posted by Cavia
                  Western Digital are very reliable.
                  In particular, the WD RED NAS are designed to last.
                  If the HDD (Printer) is accessed by many users for large prints (in terms of file size), you should be definitely looking into SSDs tho.
                  SSD cannot be used in all machines.

                  Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

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                    • srvctec
                      Former KM Senior Tech

                      500+ Posts
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 827
                      #6
                      Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                      I'm pretty sure we get all our replacement HDDs from Memory Experts in addition to surge protectors for all our machines. Our service manager has been getting them from there for many years and the people are great to work with. Prices are about 1/2 or 1/3 of the OEM KonicaMinolta drives and they last just as long.
                      Last edited by srvctec; 01-18-2022, 11:54 PM.
                      Started in the copier service business in the fall of 1988 and worked at the same company for 33.5 years, becoming the senior tech in 2004 but left to pursue another career on 4/29/22.

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                        • KenB
                          Geek Extraordinaire

                          2,500+ Posts
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 3945
                          #7
                          Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                          Stay away from refurbs.

                          My experience is that they normally last until about a month after the warranty expires, then "Poof!".
                          “I think you should treat good friends like a fine wine. That’s why I keep mine locked up in the basement.” - Tim Hawkins

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                            • Synthohol
                              Certified Konica Expert

                              Site Contributor
                              5,000+ Posts
                              • Mar 2016
                              • 5738
                              #8
                              Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                              30% less and they work. ive used them.
                              has to be E models though
                              Attached Files
                              We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two.
                              The medication helps though...

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                                • copyman
                                  Owner / Technician

                                  Site Contributor
                                  2,500+ Posts
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 4537
                                  #9
                                  Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                                  Have had good results with "Memory Experts"

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                                    • Drivee
                                      Trusted Tech

                                      250+ Posts
                                      • Nov 2020
                                      • 322
                                      #10
                                      Re: Good company for reliable Hard Drives?

                                      If you use SSD, pay extra money for good HDD. There is a lot if cheap SSD which will last only 2-3 year. Kingston etc..china.

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