I think drives in general should be bought new, at least for production use (ie. were it is a hassle to replace it). I've got quite a few second-hand rust-spinn

I think drives in general should be bought new, at least for production use (ie. were it is a hassle to replace it). I've got quite a few second-hand rust-spinners, but I only use them for backup purposes, ie. they are all replaceable with no loss.