Last updated at 07/02/2026 14:37:31
originally posted on neweggbusiness.com
I got this drive for media storage. It only has about 700 gigs on it and the read speeds have gotten so low that it has rendered it practically useless. No, my sata lanes are not throttled; I can hook up a 1tb WD on the same port/cable and get over 200 mb/s every time, and I have tried hooking the Toshiba up to every other sata port I have on 3 separate pc's as well as my friend's pc, none of which have changed the read speeds. Eventually I decided to short stroke this hdd into 3 partitions as a last resort hail mary before sending it in for warranty. That has gotten my first partition of 600gb to read/write around 100 mb/s with the other two 1.5tb partitions severely degrading in performance the closer it gets to the platter's middle. It's usable now anyway, that's ... MoreI got this drive for media storage. It only has about 700 gigs on it and the read speeds have gotten so low that it has rendered it practically useless. No, my sata lanes are not throttled; I can hook up a 1tb WD on the same port/cable and get over 200 mb/s every time, and I have tried hooking the Toshiba up to every other sata port I have on 3 separate pc's as well as my friend's pc, none of which have changed the read speeds. Eventually I decided to short stroke this hdd into 3 partitions as a last resort hail mary before sending it in for warranty. That has gotten my first partition of 600gb to read/write around 100 mb/s with the other two 1.5tb partitions severely degrading in performance the closer it gets to the platter's middle. It's usable now anyway, that's about the best I can say for it. The first 600 gigs benchmark at 180 mb/s but even when it's short stroked I still get nowhere near those speeds, and even at it's best performance on the short stroke it is still 60 mb/s away from advertised speeds. I have only ever used Western Digital hdd's over my 30+ years of pc'ing, and this is exactly why. Stay far away from this drive. It's a 4 tb drive with only 600 gigs that are actually usable. Pathetic. I'll be sending it in for warranty, but from what I have read, Toshiba's warranty department is flat out garbage and they don't actually send you a new drive, just a check for your purchase price. So if you get this drive on sale, you are doomed. Stay away.
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Why did I choose this drive? Search the following phrase with the quotation marks and find out why, In our opinion this is currently the highest value 4TB hard drive in the world.I installed these two 4tb drives to replace the rather old Seagate 1tb Constellation drives. One is for my data, the other to backup that data. The only problem I had was the OS did not recognize the new drives until I went into Windows device manager and uninstalled the Standard SATA AHCI Controller and rebooted. Every time I installed or removed a drive, I had to also uninstall the controller. I'm not sure if it's the drive's fault, or the computer. No matter, they are working, and I know what to do if they disappear.
originally posted on neweggbusiness.com
I am using this hard drive as a primary desktop drive (EXT4 format) running Mageia Linux. The HDWQ140 replaced a PATA Seagate Barracuda ST3500630A, so any comparisons I make are relative to that hard drive. The Toshiba is fast: cold boot times (from power-on to desktop login) have gone from roughly 1 minute 15 seconds to about 25 seconds. Three runs of hdparm -Ttv yielded speeds of around 200MB/sec, in line with what Toshiba reports, so I have no issues with the drive's speed. The HDWQ140's sounds are pitched higher than my old ST3500630A's. When reading/writing, the Toshiba makes a "chir-chir" sound whereas the ST3500630A made more of a "dut-dut" sound. That being said, I do not find these sounds unpleasant, but they are audible. In my particular setup, the major ... MoreI am using this hard drive as a primary desktop drive (EXT4 format) running Mageia Linux. The HDWQ140 replaced a PATA Seagate Barracuda ST3500630A, so any comparisons I make are relative to that hard drive. The Toshiba is fast: cold boot times (from power-on to desktop login) have gone from roughly 1 minute 15 seconds to about 25 seconds. Three runs of hdparm -Ttv yielded speeds of around 200MB/sec, in line with what Toshiba reports, so I have no issues with the drive's speed. The HDWQ140's sounds are pitched higher than my old ST3500630A's. When reading/writing, the Toshiba makes a "chir-chir" sound whereas the ST3500630A made more of a "dut-dut" sound. That being said, I do not find these sounds unpleasant, but they are audible. In my particular setup, the major annoyance is a slight "hiccup" every five seconds or so, which I think is a read/write of minimal data, but I do not think this is the fault of the drive; my guess is that either the OS or the programs I am using (or both) are to blame. Toshiba packages the hard drive in a plastic bag (which did not appear to be an anti-static one) and fits it snugly into a 2-piece "sleeve" that has multiple plastic air cushions, so it does seem as if there is no way for it to move around inside the box. There are no SATA cables or screws, so make sure you pick some up elsewhere.
| Digital storage capacity | 22 TB |
| Hard disk interface | Serial ATA |
| Connectivity technology | SATA |
| Special feature | Native Command Queuing |
| Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches |
I got this drive for media storage. It only has about 700 gigs on it and the read speeds have gotten so low that it has rendered it practically useless. No, my sata lanes are not throttled; I can hook up a 1tb WD on the same port/cable and get over 200 mb/s every time, and I have tried hooking the Toshiba up to every other sata port I have on 3 separate pc's as well as my friend's pc, none of which have changed the read speeds. Eventually I decided to short stroke this hdd into 3 partitions as a last resort hail mary before sending it in for warranty. That has gotten my first partition of 600gb to read/write around 100 mb/s with the other two 1.5tb partitions severely degrading in performance the closer it gets to the platter's middle. It's usable now anyway, that's ... MoreI got this drive for media storage. It only has about 700 gigs on it and the read speeds have gotten so low that it has rendered it practically useless. No, my sata lanes are not throttled; I can hook up a 1tb WD on the same port/cable and get over 200 mb/s every time, and I have tried hooking the Toshiba up to every other sata port I have on 3 separate pc's as well as my friend's pc, none of which have changed the read speeds. Eventually I decided to short stroke this hdd into 3 partitions as a last resort hail mary before sending it in for warranty. That has gotten my first partition of 600gb to read/write around 100 mb/s with the other two 1.5tb partitions severely degrading in performance the closer it gets to the platter's middle. It's usable now anyway, that's about the best I can say for it. The first 600 gigs benchmark at 180 mb/s but even when it's short stroked I still get nowhere near those speeds, and even at it's best performance on the short stroke it is still 60 mb/s away from advertised speeds. I have only ever used Western Digital hdd's over my 30+ years of pc'ing, and this is exactly why. Stay far away from this drive. It's a 4 tb drive with only 600 gigs that are actually usable. Pathetic. I'll be sending it in for warranty, but from what I have read, Toshiba's warranty department is flat out garbage and they don't actually send you a new drive, just a check for your purchase price. So if you get this drive on sale, you are doomed. Stay away.
Why did I choose this drive? Search the following phrase with the quotation marks and find out why, In our opinion this is currently the highest value 4TB hard drive in the world.I installed these two 4tb drives to replace the rather old Seagate 1tb Constellation drives. One is for my data, the other to backup that data. The only problem I had was the OS did not recognize the new drives until I went into Windows device manager and uninstalled the Standard SATA AHCI Controller and rebooted. Every time I installed or removed a drive, I had to also uninstall the controller. I'm not sure if it's the drive's fault, or the computer. No matter, they are working, and I know what to do if they disappear.
I am using this hard drive as a primary desktop drive (EXT4 format) running Mageia Linux. The HDWQ140 replaced a PATA Seagate Barracuda ST3500630A, so any comparisons I make are relative to that hard drive. The Toshiba is fast: cold boot times (from power-on to desktop login) have gone from roughly 1 minute 15 seconds to about 25 seconds. Three runs of hdparm -Ttv yielded speeds of around 200MB/sec, in line with what Toshiba reports, so I have no issues with the drive's speed. The HDWQ140's sounds are pitched higher than my old ST3500630A's. When reading/writing, the Toshiba makes a "chir-chir" sound whereas the ST3500630A made more of a "dut-dut" sound. That being said, I do not find these sounds unpleasant, but they are audible. In my particular setup, the major ... MoreI am using this hard drive as a primary desktop drive (EXT4 format) running Mageia Linux. The HDWQ140 replaced a PATA Seagate Barracuda ST3500630A, so any comparisons I make are relative to that hard drive. The Toshiba is fast: cold boot times (from power-on to desktop login) have gone from roughly 1 minute 15 seconds to about 25 seconds. Three runs of hdparm -Ttv yielded speeds of around 200MB/sec, in line with what Toshiba reports, so I have no issues with the drive's speed. The HDWQ140's sounds are pitched higher than my old ST3500630A's. When reading/writing, the Toshiba makes a "chir-chir" sound whereas the ST3500630A made more of a "dut-dut" sound. That being said, I do not find these sounds unpleasant, but they are audible. In my particular setup, the major annoyance is a slight "hiccup" every five seconds or so, which I think is a read/write of minimal data, but I do not think this is the fault of the drive; my guess is that either the OS or the programs I am using (or both) are to blame. Toshiba packages the hard drive in a plastic bag (which did not appear to be an anti-static one) and fits it snugly into a 2-piece "sleeve" that has multiple plastic air cushions, so it does seem as if there is no way for it to move around inside the box. There are no SATA cables or screws, so make sure you pick some up elsewhere.
These drives are a significant improvement over two competitive drives with the caveat that we have no experience with longevity as the drives have only been running 10 days. We replaced two drives in a four bay NAS from another manufacturer as the first two failed at 55,000 and 58,000 hours. So much for MTBF of 1 million hours. The other two that were replaced were new drives from a different manufacturer, but they were very noisy. The Toshiba drives are far superior from a noise perspective. They are difficult to hear a few feet away. I/O seems very good as well. Hope these last many hours. Ordering and shipping from B&H was quick and easy as normal.
Dropped a star due to the vibration issues. For a NAS drive I'm a little disappointed with the amount of vibration from this drive. Admittedly, this is the first 'really big' capacity I've bought, so is this normal, I don't know. Data transfer rates are good with it mounted in a new Asustor NAS enclosure bought to replace old QNAP's. When accessing the drive the data read/write operations are quite noisy too, popping away noticeably so. Do I regret buying this Toshiba, no, however, time will tell if it was the wrong choice. Would I purchase again? No, I think I'd go for a different make.
Purchased two for new DS214+ Synology NAS unit - Work GREAT! Super easy install in synology NAS unit. You DO have to say, YES it's I know these are not the recommended Synology (Toshiba) Drives that Synology recommends..... But, nonetheless, they work without any issues I can determine. Installed as a Mirror RAID1 system. Ends up 7.3TB usable space... plenty fast, quiet, suits intended purpose. Would definitely recommend to others for Use in dual drive NAS unit!
| Digital storage capacity | 22 TB |
| Hard disk interface | Serial ATA |
| Connectivity technology | SATA |
| Special feature | Native Command Queuing |
| Hard disk form factor | 3.5 Inches |
The Toshiba N300 Pro NAS provides reliable storage solutions designed for demanding environments. With a generous capacity and advanced features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and shock sensors, this internal hard drive ensures high performance and data protection during operation. The hard drive's 24 x 7 continuous operation capability allows for maximum uptime, making it suitable for applications requiring constant access to data. Built to handle heavy workloads of up to 300 TB per year, the Toshiba N300 Pro NAS is equipped with Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors and Toshiba Cache Technology to enhance data integrity and speed. Its robust design, featuring a spindle speed of Aatrix Software rpm, ensures durability, making it a dependable choice for professional use.
The Toshiba N300 Pro NAS provides reliable storage solutions designed for demanding environments. With a generous capacity and advanced features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and shock sensors, this internal hard drive ensures high performance and data protection during operation. The hard drive's 24 x 7 continuous operation capability allows for maximum uptime, making it suitable for applications requiring constant access to data. Built to handle heavy workloads of up to 300 TB per year, the Toshiba N300 Pro NAS is equipped with Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors and Toshiba Cache Technology to enhance data integrity and speed. Its robust design, featuring a spindle speed of Aatrix Software rpm, ensures durability, making it a dependable choice for professional use.
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The Toshiba N300 Pro NAS provides reliable storage solutions designed for demanding environments. With a generous capacity and advanced features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and shock sensors, this internal hard drive ensures high performance and data protection during operation. The hard drive's 24 x 7 continuous operation capability allows for maximum uptime, making it suitable for applications requiring constant access to data. Built to handle heavy workloads of up to 300 TB per year, the Toshiba N300 Pro NAS is equipped with Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors and Toshiba Cache Technology to enhance data integrity and speed. Its robust design, featuring a spindle speed of Aatrix Software rpm, ensures durability, making it a dependable choice for professional use.
The Toshiba N300 Pro NAS provides reliable storage solutions designed for demanding environments. With a generous capacity and advanced features like Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and shock sensors, this internal hard drive ensures high performance and data protection during operation. The hard drive's 24 x 7 continuous operation capability allows for maximum uptime, making it suitable for applications requiring constant access to data. Built to handle heavy workloads of up to 300 TB per year, the Toshiba N300 Pro NAS is equipped with Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors and Toshiba Cache Technology to enhance data integrity and speed. Its robust design, featuring a spindle speed of Aatrix Software rpm, ensures durability, making it a dependable choice for professional use.
