Synology HAT5300 Enterprise Storage SATA 12TB

Recently purchased a lot of hardware, including a stack of these disks. Haven't had a chance to use them yet as we're still setting up the NAS, but the help from PBTech staff was awesome and the products were shipped as soon as they were available. Really impressed, thanks!

About the same as Seagate Exos, but much higher price

I populated a Synology DS3622xs+ with these, and they work great. The only reason they get three stars versus five is because they cost twice as much as Seagate Exos drives of the same capacity, with no discernible benefit. I only bought them because Synology ONLY supports their own drives in the new DS3622xs+. Which is unfortunate.

Disappointing so far

I'm using 2 of these in a Synology DS220+ and am unable to connect to it on an iMac running macOS 12.2.1. The synology web link can access it and reports all is well, however all is NOT well. So far Synology tech support has made 2 unsuccssful suggestions, both of which resulted in popup warnings about resulting security risks. I'll update this review if things improve, but so far very disappointed particularly given teh price.

Drive failed after a few months

Drive is in a Synology DS220+ and it failed after a few months of intermittent use. This is the first drive I've had fail over the past 40 (!) years, guess i've been lucky. I even fired up a 10 year old drive with no problems the other day. I expect more from an Enterprise drive.

Fantastic

Pricey, but didn't want any issues with Synology. Long term the cost won't matter. I am a home use that utilizes the system (DS1621XS+) for photo management and workflow, surveillance, and backup not only of home system but remote work site. Attached via a 10gbe backbone with speeds greater than 600 MB/s. Couldn't be more thrilled. Purchased along with synology 12 TB hard drives (qty 6), 32GB ram, and 2 400GB NVME drives.

Fast Drives, Expensive

The HAT5300 drives are fast, but a little on the noisy side. I read that they were Synology-branded Toshiba drives. It's nice that Synology DSM updates can also update the drive's firmware. Not sure how often that will occur. I have 8 of these configured in a RAID10 array. That, coupled with a 10G ethernet connection to my Mac mini M1, has allowed me to get between 900-1100 MB/sec read/write speeds as tested by Blackmagic.I went with these drives because of my love for all things Synology. That plus the MTBF, speed, and the very high workload rating made Synology a clear winner.These replaced 8 WD Red 8TB drives, some of which were getting bad sectors.

Ordered 6 of these, all great so far

Ordered 6 12TB drives for a client's Synology DiskStation DS1823xs+ and all came with no errors, are extremely fast individually and very very strong drives when benchmarked in a RAID 6 (72TB, with 43TB usable in this configuration). Was able to practically saturate a 10Gbit network connection when testing sustained read/performance). Wrote a 4GB file to the NAS from a PCI 4.0 NVME Drive and hit 1080MB/sec. All came with Firmware 1401 and was easily updated in Synology DSM to 1402. Drives are fairly quite considering their capacity and intended performance in a NAS environment. Would recommend, other than being way more expensive that non-Synology branded Drives like an equivalent Seagate IronWolf Pro, etc. but as the compatibility list grows for this new NAS, other ... MoreOrdered 6 12TB drives for a client's Synology DiskStation DS1823xs+ and all came with no errors, are extremely fast individually and very very strong drives when benchmarked in a RAID 6 (72TB, with 43TB usable in this configuration). Was able to practically saturate a 10Gbit network connection when testing sustained read/performance). Wrote a 4GB file to the NAS from a PCI 4.0 NVME Drive and hit 1080MB/sec. All came with Firmware 1401 and was easily updated in Synology DSM to 1402. Drives are fairly quite considering their capacity and intended performance in a NAS environment. Would recommend, other than being way more expensive that non-Synology branded Drives like an equivalent Seagate IronWolf Pro, etc. but as the compatibility list grows for this new NAS, other brands might become viable/better options.

Reliable hard drive for Synology NAS

Works great with DS920+. Setup is easy. Plays well with Synology DS920+. I have four of these and everything works as intended. Depending on where the NAS is located, it tends to get a little warm even if it's hybernating. An open shelf is probably best. I have mine inside a cabinet and it gets warm inside.

So far so good

All you can say about a large hard drive is that it seems to work and doesn't make weird noises, right? But ultimately a few will fail, which is why I'm using them in Synology's hybrid RAID. I had four 18TB drives from another manufacturer in my desktop, and one failed in the first week, which is mostly bad luck, but ouch.

Solid

For our video archive storage, WD Red Pros are my go-to. In the last six years, I've had the most consistent performance and lowest fail rate compared to any other disk brand. I much prefer these to Seagate Barracuda disks.