Pros & Cons
Pros
The drive is a bit noisier than other, more expensive drives i have in the pc, but imo nothing to worry about. Plan to slowly replace all my wd drives with these toshiba hdd's.
Noise can be accepted after fixing with sponge pad. No noticeable rumble or hum. Sitting in the same room as them while they are running an intensive operation is frankly unbearable.
The drives were very well packaged in individual boxes with foam cushioning. The packaging of the hard disk itself is very simple and crude, in a ziploc bag between two sponges.
Cons
The hard drive itself is likely to be good, once i find a supplier that actually knows how to package these things properly (and handle them appropriately), but amazon isn't that supplier. Pay the extra and buy seagate or wd red disks instead, been us... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Good value for money, and worth it for the 3year warranty.
My experience with toshiba drives over the last 10ish years has been fantastic this is the first one i have had any problems wi... Read More
Toshiba seemed to have a serious quality control issue or there was a bad batch in circulation.
As amazon does, the product listing mixes a new generation and nas model.
Packaging/appearance
After reading the reviews quite a few said that amazon's packaging was awful, to be honest mine arrived in a box cushioned in f... Read More
Biggest issues of getting har drives from amazon there is no care in delivery or packaging.
As per other reviews, packaging not sufficient to rule out postal damage.
The packaging of the hard disk itself is very simple and crude , in a ziploc bag between two sponges.
Competitiveness
Bought this to use in a synology nas drive.
I am using 2 of these 12tb in a synology nas as a mirrored raid.
My 4 bay synology nas drive started beeping and sending me warning messages saying one of my hard drives was unhealthy (i figur... Read More
I returned the faulty drive to amazon and wanted to get a replacement, so i looked for the same model as the ones already in th... Read More
Overview
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Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One drive has been reported by my synology nas and the one with the higher hours is reported to have 3 bad sectors
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’m going to monitor for a few more weeks and see if it gets worse
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If your pc case has a quiet mounting system then it may be quieter for you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Replaced a couple of lower capacity wd drives and although other folks have commented about the noise i cannot hear any discernable difference
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Of course they will never be as quiet as a ssd drive
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Purchased several of these for a nas drive after a year one started giving smart errors on checking i found the drive still under warranty raised the paperwork via their website and returned drive foc not expecting too much so ordered a replacement
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont notice any increase in noise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As amazon has an excellent returns policy i would strongly recommend people to give these nas drives a go