Paul Haddad 
970 EVO Plus 1TB refurb for $39, decent deal specially if you have some BestBuy credits (which for some reason I did).
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-geek-squad-certified-refurbished-970-evo-plus-1tb-internal-ssd-pcie-gen-3-x4-nvme-for-laptops/6351466.p?skuId=6351466
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May 3, 2023 at 7:02pmWeb
Show threadPaul Haddad May 8, 2023
This is why I don't care about getting a BestBuy refurb drive, it's basically an un-used return.
Show threadSteve RigginsMay 8, 2023
@paul 29/33 unsafe shutdowns heh
Show threadWinter (engineering sample)May 8, 2023

@paul Don't refurbishers wipe/modify the SMART data? Probably not the case here, though, but definitely something to keep note of.

(Not that it really matters IMO, drives die all the same -- as long as it lasts a reasonable amount of time, who cares.)

Show threadPaul Haddad May 8, 2023
@winter some of the unscrupulous ones do, but I'd very much BestBuy would.
Show threadPierreMay 8, 2023
@paul 29 shutdowns?
Show threadErik PeacorMay 8, 2023
@paul here’s what mine looks like (bought one the day you posted about the sale):
Show threadPaul Haddad May 8, 2023
@airboss did yours have a “wiped” sticker. Think maybe that’s where the writes come from.
Show threadErik PeacorMay 9, 2023
@paul it did.
Show threadGadgetGavMay 9, 2023
@paul Wouldn’t 33 power cycles and 29 unsafe shutdowns in less than one hour indicate something fundamentally wrong with the device?
Show threadPaul Haddad May 9, 2023
@gadgetgav I've got a drive that's maybe a year or two old that lists 11k power cycles, no idea why.
Show threadDirk HohndelMay 3, 2023
@paul I always worry about refurbished SSDs. I mean, flash is a consumable...
Show threadAndres JalintonMay 3, 2023
@dirkhh @paul
What can be refurbished on a flash chip?
I'm all about refurbished hardware but I'm with Dirk here, sounds very sketchy...
Show threadMikeMay 3, 2023
@paul someone on reddit said they gave everyone reward certificates since now only BB credit card customers will get rewards for purchases. They rounded up my points I had and gave me $10. https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/14/business/best-buy-rewards-dunkin-starbucks-ctpr/index.html
Show threadMatt VanOrmerMay 3, 2023

@paul best Buy refurbs are also great because they are often just open-box returns. Run the drive though a health checker and often they have near-zero reads/writes.

And if they were mining crypto or whatever — just return them!