I expected much better!
A manufacturer refurbished drive should not have errors out of the box. This 4tb drive has severe spin-up time errors and temperature errors according to CrystalDiskInfo Reports. I had a difficult time initializing and formatting the drive when I first received it. I guess that must have been why the seller emphasized that the drive had an extended warranty through 2027. He must have known that they were bad out of the box.
This is not what I expected to have to deal with with a Western Digital Black hard drive. I have bought quite a few of the WD Black drives, both new and used, over the years and have NEVER seen this kind of problem to this extent with the WD Black hdd product line.
I guess it is up to me to contact WD and fight for a warranty replacement now.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned