![]() If you buy the computer used and get it, you’re best served with a better drive - but it will often last a long time if you opt to not change it. That said, on the SSD Dells the common drive (SK Hynix) in the SSD systems is mediocre. Personally, I’d just get it done but that’s because the Seagate drives have given me a lot of grief. They’re better, but you still need to either replace those Seagate hard drives within 3-4 years to be safe or be prepared to replace it on short notice. ![]() Tip: the SSD only systems don’t seem to have as many issues (though bear in mind SSD+HD systems with Seagate drives tend to have HD failures… BUT NOT the SSD). I’m just going to put an SSD in before the drive fails and completely mitigate it. It seems like the Seagate drives either begin to have issues after the warranty expires on enterprise machines (3-4 years) or within 2-3 years on consumer grade hardware after the 1-year warranty expires - which is why when I get a dual HD capable Dell enterprise machine, I *do not want* the Seagate drive unless you adjust for their inevitable death. Put a used WD Black in as I couldn’t just run out and buy a drive. I ran into the same issue on my E6540 - after the warranty expired, it shown the warning signs not even 1 year after at 10k hours. But in general, when the laptop is older, it isn’t unheard of for the original Seagate drives to have an issue in Dell laptops. Dell seems to really like Seagate, despite the fact they’re known to be short lived (~1-2, maybe 2-3 years consumer, ~3-4 years commercial - they seem to bin them better for commercial computers, as they will be replacing the drive on their dime multiple times if you have a Dual HD Precision, and the Seagates keep dying every 1-2 years.). ![]()
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