HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive | Power-Disable | HUH721212ALE604 0F29592 (Renewed)

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HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard...

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Functionality

Customers have had mostly positive experiences with the functionality of the HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD. Some users reported no issues and successful testing, while others mentioned the drive was recognized only after taking specific measures. However, a small number of customers encountered functional problems within months of use.

Durability

Customers have mixed opinions regarding the durability of the HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB HDD. While some report no issues and long-term usage, others have experienced problems within two years. The drives come with varying warranties depending on the seller.

Storage Capacity

Customers have positive opinions about the large storage capacity of the product, with some expressing satisfaction in finding a good deal for their data storage needs. Some customers have had long hours of runtime and reliable performance from their drives, while others have used them for NAS and RAID systems. However, a few customers mentioned the need to use dongle adapters for older power supplies and the inability to check the drive's condition before purchase.

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Quality

My oldest drive of this type, a 4tb model has 10 years on it and still running.

100% functional no bad sectors nor a single error warnings.

Bought 2 of these, about 2 years ago, installed 1 right away in 1 of my pc's, has worked perfect, was busy and just now install... Read More

Proceeded to copy my old drive and it was going at 180mb/s during that write process.

Price

Great price and product, i used it for my nas and so far it's been good.

$78, hitachi drive quality, i will take it!

But i figured if i snipped the wrong line, it was simply a $5 mistake.

That's what also makes these a great value.

Shipping

It was delivered very quickly and i received it well.

Purchased one 14tb drive and threw it into my machine - i've powered it on a dozen times so far, so it shipped with 20 power on... Read More

Packaging/appearance

Once i realized the adapter in the box wasn't obviously an adapter and i read into it, everything clicked.

It did come with the adapter cable in case it's needed.

The drive came to me clean, professionally packaged, and with the honest to god original documentation.

Competitiveness

Personally, the product that i received would have been better if it was 20,000 to 30,000 hours, but wd ultrastar products rare... Read More

There are other suppliers of course, but it seems the costs of those drives has gone up a lot since the last batch i bought.

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This product had a total of 848 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 18 2024.