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Highlights

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Quality


The drives were the lowest cost per tb and i'm pleased with the capacity improvement and performance.


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


This is the first toshiba drive i've bought and it sits alongside several seagate ironwolf's and honestly, the quality of the d...  Read More


This does not affect the usability or quality of the drive at all.

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)

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 needed this for a synology nas.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    two, noisy, good, old and quiet.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 3464.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 1,138 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 20 2021.

Helpful InsightsBETA

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    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

    I have recently bought external wd or seagate drives and removed them from the enclosure to put into my server

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