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Is my SSD new ?

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leadays

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I've ordered two crucial mx300 750GB from amazon as a black Friday deal, but I've read reviews from people who have already received it saying that amazon is reselling the faulty SSDs that customers send back without fixing them.

I will receive the drives tomorrow, what software should I use to check for the drives health? I know CrystalDiskMark but it tests the speed only and not the overall health.
 
There really isn't a good way to check SSD health. You could look at the SSD life left with CrystalDiskInfo but that should be 100% and remain 100% even after a year of usage..
 
just install crucial storage exec.. and on id 9 will be power on hours count .... should be a low number
if new

I don't know if it's reset back to zero when you sanitize drive ?
 
I don't know if it's reset back to zero when you sanitize drive ?
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I highly doubt that amazon or any other retailer even powered up the drive. I guess these days instead of sending products back to the manufacturer it's cheaper to send them out to a different customer and have the customer do the leg work for the retailer..

With that the POH should be close to 0. If it is not you most likely have a used drive.
 
CrystalDiskInfo will provide you with the power on count and hours used. It's a Windows app that neatly gives you SMART info on drives.
 
drescherjm said:
I highly doubt that amazon or any other retailer even powered up the drive. I guess these days instead of sending products back to the manufacturer it's cheaper to send them out to a different customer and have the customer do the leg work for the retailer..

With that the POH should be close to 0. If it is not you most likely have a used drive.
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this...and if you find out they sent you a used drive i would file several complaints and post the hard data online proving it.

I would be shocked too see them that brazen. They won't get away with it very long and the possible backlash would be massive. (PR/legal)

Also sanitizing just wipes data. It has no impact of SMART. Can SMART even be edited.....is it even possible? I mean the raw values not the thresholds.
 
[QUOTE="SomeGuy133, post: 1042669561, member: 284116Can SMART even be edited.....is it even possible? I mean the raw values not the thresholds.[/QUOTE]

Access the right pins on the board and you can drop into a terminal and reset just about any data in smart, or perform any operations the manufacturer allows in monitor. You just have to know the proper pins and commands.
 
mwroobel said:
Access the right pins on the board and you can drop into a terminal and reset just about any data in smart, or perform any operations the manufacturer allows in monitor. You just have to know the proper pins and commands.
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yea doubtful amazon or any retailer would go through that effort....vs just sending back to manufacturer
 
Thanks guys for the replies, I used CrystalDiskInfo and the crucial storage software and both say the drives are new and in good health, then i used CrystalDiskMark and I'm really satisfied with the results.

The boxes had a transparent label with the barcode on it as the only seal, I can't say if they were already opened or they were recycled from products that customers sent back, but the drives are fine so i'm happy.

Here are the CrystalDiskMark benchmarks

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leadays said:
Thanks guys for the replies, I used CrystalDiskInfo and the crucial storage software and both say the drives are new and in good health, then i used CrystalDiskMark and I'm really satisfied with the results.

The boxes had a transparent label with the barcode on it as the only seal, I can't say if they were already opened or they were recycled from products that customers sent back, but the drives are fine so i'm happy.

Here are the CrystalDiskMark benchmarks

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what are the power on hours and start and stops? do you recall if you are close to 0? That is all that matters
 
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