What does this mean?Highlights
Quality
So far i am happy with the purchase, sometimes i wish they would be less noisy but in comparison with my old 1tb external usb d... Read More
The product listing shows hdwn180uzsva (with n) but the disk that arrived was hdwg180uzsva (with g).
I am shocked at the noise of these drives when accessing, they clank about terribly.
Price
Definitely louder than the pair of 4td wd reds they replaced, but the price was good, and they work great in the mycloudmirror (gen 2)
Ticks all the right boxes and the price was decent too (pre chia mining at least).
Packaging/appearance
Packaging for a hard drive wasn't the best but better than some i have experienced.
The packaging could be a lot better, as you would expect a hard drive to be securely packaged in a protective case.
Great product, i’ve bought many to expand a server rack, though the packaging is very poor, box is oversized for the product wi... Read More
Competitiveness
Maybe i'm just lucky, but the two drives i received have reasonable noise level for a nas drive, and they are a lot quieter tha... Read More
These are also 7200 rpm as opposed to the wd 5400 rpm 2tb units they have replaced.
The synology software warns me that it may not be compatible when i install it.
I installed this on a synology nas with 4 hardrives of other brands (two wd and two sg) and this is the noisier of the 5 when operating.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
two, good, noisy, red and quiet. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,299 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 2 2021.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dont get one of these if you going to keep it within ear shot they do clunk and bang a bit and sounds like a boiling kettle its not major but defiantly not quiet
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When powered the drive spun up then it just did some repeating noises for a while until it gave up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The drive was not recognized in any of two computers
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It seems likely that the drive could have been damaged during transport due to inadequate packaging
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The rma instructions were quite precise about how to package the drive in order to return it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im sure the original packaging wouldnt have qualified
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its not even loud as some other reviews suggest
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In december 2018 i purchased 7 of these drives at £166ea and almost 3 years later theyre still going strong with only disk having and issue which was replaced under warranty
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