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Pros & Cons
Pros
The n300 model is the only one i use for gaming on 2 different machines. True plug and play on my cloud device. Installed as an external drive, working well.
Cons
I am not at this time recommending toshiba as a vendor for storage, if their warranty is worthless. See vendor-specific attribute list for failed attributes. Offlinedata ( 120) seconds.
Highlights
Quality
Toshiba makes an excellent product and i have used their drives in many devices for both commercial and personal situations.
Resilvering went quickly and they are still working.
Runs a bit less noise (different sound vs toshiba when write/seek), just a bit faster random and consequently write/read and 2 ... Read More
I bought twelve barracuda 8tb drives (which i expected to die) in order to make a zpool with the expectation to swap the garbag... Read More
Price
Check with crystal disk info everything works nicely, 8tb still in this price is okay now, since the chia coin.
Price wise : toshiba 8tb was a bit cheaper ($175) and seagate ironwolf 8tb ($195 on sale, regular $205).
Shipping
Considering i have trouble getting us mail across town in that same time period.
I ordered these from the "smartbazaar" vendor (this link) on a tuesday night , they shipped on wednesday, from singapore(surpri... Read More
Packaged well, after being sent, it arrived quickly.
Packaging/appearance
They were packed extremely well and all are happily at work in my new raid.
Competitiveness
Temperature wise, qnap shown that toshiba runs cooler about 2-3 degrees in celsius.
Overview
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- Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 244.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 275 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 22 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Put it in a synology nas several months ago and its been spinning ever since
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Update came across with seagate exos 12tb helium filled
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Runs a bit less noise different sound vs toshiba when writeseek just a bit faster random and consequently writeread and 2 degrees celsium runs cooler
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But note regarding seagate warranty it starts not from date of purchase but from date retailers got it from seagate
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Producing same level of noise when reading recording data
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Seagate was just 23 db louder
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Temperature wise qnap shown that toshiba runs cooler about 23 degrees in celsius
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Sata ciurentmax speed toshiba shown 6gbps seagate 3 for current and 6 for max
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