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If you want cheap new drives check out https://shucks.top/.
You can get used Enterprise drives on eBay if you want to got that way. Look for a seller with lots of sales, a good rating, and a reasonable return policy.
I have been looking at that as an option just feel a little hesitant to buy used drives. But if the wise gentlmen of lemmy reccommend it how bad can it be.
Don't buy used drives if you don't know how to check them, can't afford to waste the money and/or aren't buying from somewhere with excellent return policy.
Just weight your risks. Old drives can fail early, and enterprise drives consume more power. Old drives probably not for mirrors or RAID5. RAID6 and spare HDD on shelf may save your data one day. It is a lottery.
I've always done this (bought and external drive and pulled it out) but I never knew it had a name. Thank you!