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I'm looking for a hard drive, and some of the conditions are listed as "New Pull" or "System Pull". I figure the System Pull means "taken from a computer and now sold separately" but what does New Pull mean? Does this mean it was assembled and never used? Or maybe it has been freshly pulled from a used machine?

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I've also seen the phrase "working pull" a lot recently. Basically that means the same as the others: that a piece of hardware that was functioning correctly was taken out of a system. Usually it was taken out either because it was upgraded (and now the person wants to sell the old one to recoup some of the cost of the upgrade), or because the system died and they didn't want the components that still work to go to waste. – Synetech Jan 9 '11 at 3:00
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System pull means it has been taken out of a previously used system, but was tested and working. New pull means it was taken out of a system that was never used.

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"New pull means it was taken out of a system that was never used."

That statement is not true. It was taken out of a system for what ever reason, upgrade perhaps, but shows no signs of problems. It has been used, but no problems has been detected after a thorough check.

It's a shiesty term created by the industry.

For people looking for new and have new in their heads when new isn't available and never will be.

New Pull is a drive that is pulled from a system, that is clean and can pass for new with no failures at all. In football terms, a reliable veteran.

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remember you can use smartd tools to check the spin time of a drive, to give you an idea of how much usage the drive has seen. This may be helpful if buying used drives. – Sirex Aug 25 '10 at 14:13
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If you look at the fine print for sites where you can actually find a definition of terms, you will see that "New Pull" means used. It might be from a system that was never used. But it also might be a used component that is "like new".

Here is the definition from one site:

New Pull products are used more than 1 year have some scratches but are working like new.

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