Jul 11, 2017 the drive in question is the hgst desktar nas. Hgst is especially out loud about the fact this is a 7,200rpm drive, and what can i say this is a performance oriented drive. The deskstar nas drive is available with 3tb, 4tb, 5tb and. After publishing our howto guide on saving money with the toshiba 5tb.
Wd my passport for mac 2tb externe harde schijf blauw. View larger colossal capacity meets awardwinning performance. Unfortunately, after western digital acquired hgst, hgst technical support was moved to the dominican republic. Ive used nearly 3tb on the drive backing up, but i only have. Western digital my book desktop external hard drive, 6 tb. Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and. Im using it with a newertech voyager q with a usb 3. Buy hgst, a western digital company deskstar nas 3. Its a powered drive so it shouldnt, it worked fine with 3 lesser wd my. Hgst hus724030ala640 0f14689 3tb 7200 rpm 64mb cache sata 6. I have reversed the removal process, placing the hdd back in the my book case, and the shield reports it as corrupted. This western digital my book hard drive offers builtin 256bit hardware encryption and optional password protection for peace of mind. Buy hgst deskstar nas h3iknas500012872sn 0s03835 5tb 7200 rpm 128mb cache sata 6. Hgst ultrastar he8 huh728080al4200 0f23651 8tb 7200 rpm 128mb cache sas 12gbs 3.
This hgst hard drive runs at a speedy 7200 rpm, with a 64mb cache buffer for fast data access. The power adapter is reasonably sized not a brick, and the unit comes with a usb 3. I didnt quite have that good of luck myself, with no 8tb my books in stock at any best buy anywhere near me. Out of 5 i have owned over the past 10 years, one 250gb external has failed at 6 years but with lots of readwrite cycles and rough handling. Sequential read performance to read about our storage tests indepth, please. Western digital 2tb hdd desktop external hard drive disk original wd. We open a wd my book up to find a western digital wd80ezzx 8. Similar products seagate backup plus desktop drive 5tb. This isnt really a fault with the hgst drive specifically since other 6tb drives arent any cheaper, but more a fault with the 6tb. Hgst deskstar nas h3iknas500012872sn 0s03835 5tb 7200 rpm. Mycloud 5tb external usb drive flaky when when on splitter. We say early because it only makes sense for wd to shift over to actual reds in the future, as my books are not marketed as performance units and would generally only be performancerated with 5400 rpm drives. Western digital 8tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3.
Ok, so what we have figured out so far is early wd my book 8tb models may have gone out with relabeled hgst he8 s. Wd my book 8tb external drive unboxing and setup youtube. Western digital nam hgst, oftewel hitachi global storage. Check out western digital 8tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3. Actually, nowhere on the hgst deskstar nas 4tb does it say it is a deskstar nas. I have been going through the posts and see lots of conflicting answers it seems depending on the time. I then decided to remove the hdd and insert it directly to my nas. Western digital empowering the worlds data infrastructures. I have since decided i want to revert back to the way it was, connecting it via usb 3. It is inline with my other 7200rpm drives when inside my case at 29 to 31c and is the coolest drive. Store files securely with this 4tb western digital my book hard drive.
Theres certainly no guarantee that youll also get the hgst. Read on as tyler explores the ins and outs of this high capacity hdd solution. Wd my passport externe harde schijf 4 tb mobiel geheugen, slank design, wd. This nas ready hard drive from hgst delivers media transfer rates that are as much as 20% faster than 5400 rpm drives and seek times less than 12 ms. I have been using the hgst 4tb nas for a week and it reached 38c outside my pc case, ambient low to mid 20s. The hgst ultrastar helium he8 8tb enterprise hard drive is a higher capacity hdd than their previous version. The 10tb wd my book is by far the loudest external drive ive ever owned. Oct 07, 2016 when hgst technical support was in san jose, california, the engineers were extremely knowledgeable.
In an age of digital storage and highdefinition media, a typical 500 gb drive or even a 1 tb drive may not have enough room for an entire collection of project data and other files, such as for multiple games or movies. I take it home and plug it in and shuck it to find to my. My book i cant see it on my pc external drives for pc wd. When i plug my new my book 5tb drive into the mycloud usb port all alone it works fine, but when i use a new anker usb 3. Hello all, im looking to get into accumulating unhealthy amounts of digital data, and ive been looking at hard drives available locally. We say early because it only makes sense for wd to shift over to actual reds in the future, as my. My book desktop storage has massive storage capacity so you can confidently back up the files that make up your digital life. If i was to purchase 2 8tb drives now for use in a synology. Wd 5tb my passport portable external hard drive, black. The western digital 6tb my book external hard drive makes it easy to store and backup your critical files. Hgst drives consistently have better reliability than wd or seagate. Hgst enterprise he8 hdd found in early retail 8tb wd my book. The automotive industry is undergoing significant transformation with electrification and the development of autonomous vehicles.
The hgst drive also draws more power compared to the wdc drives but it seems the hgst parts last longer though. Wd states red and green drives work but since hgst is now part of wd i am curious if the same applies. Buy wd 4tb my book duo desktop raid external hard drive usb 3. Before we move on, let us take a look at the specifications of the hgst deskstar nas 4tb, as obtained from the manufacturers website. I have a 3tb hgst nas drive in my qnap ts451 and i cant really hear it, it runs hotter than the wd black 3tb and seagate desktop 3tb in the nas. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The deskstar nas comes available in storage capacities up to 4tb for room to grow as your networked content grows. I take it home and plug it in and shuck it to find to my dismay, it is a white label wd80ezaz. Furthermore,deskstar nas hard drives incorporate a rotational vibration sensor and achieve reliability of 1m hours mtbf. I know the warranty is 2 vs 3 yr, leading me to believe the mybook has a better drive or. None of my hgst drives ive got four in my system have failed and the oldest one has been on for over 28,000 hours. After publishing our howto guide on saving money with the toshiba 5tb 7200rpm external drives, we planned to do the same with the 8tb drives. Hello all, i believe my 4tb my book wdbfjk0040hbk is officially dead but i wanted to reach out to you all in hopes that maybe there is some life left.
Wd elements portable, externe harde schijf 1,5 tb usb 3. Seagate ironwolf 4tb nas internal hard drive hdd 3. I have a pair of 4tb, my unit came with 2tb and i could upgradedouble my capacity without needing to resort to raid0 which is not redundancy. All drives have power saving turned off because its damn annoying waiting for a drive to power up which is why i bought the nas version. Out of 5 i have owned over the past 10 years, one 250gb external has failed at 6 years but with lots of readwrite cycles and rough. Mar 27, 2016 ok, so what we have figured out so far is early wd my book 8tb models may have gone out with relabeled hgst he8 s. My book i cant see it on my pc external drives for pc. Wd 8tb mybook hgst helium enterprise drive white label. This transfers large photo files quickly for backup. Western digital begint met uitfaseren hgstmerknaam computer.
Hitachi h3iknas500012872se 5tb nas enterprise sata 3 hard. This means it wont work with computers that only have a usb. The hgst idk deskstar nas hard drive is available in 3tb and 4tb capacities. Wd backup software automatically backs up all your data quietly in the background, so you dont have to do it manually. Just curious if hgst nas drives can be recognized in the my duo raid unit. Buy western digital 8tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3.
We also included the red pro 6tb and hgst deskstar nas 6tb, which are two older 7,200rpm drives from western digital. Wd western digital my book elements desktop external hard. Unless you want to use them in a nas setup the seagate 8tb smr drives with new firmware works just as good. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. The plastic casing is certainly not as nice as the aluminum finish on the wd my book drives that i have for my macs, but it is similar to the black of the synology unit and overall looks good. Im looking for the technical difference between the my book 8tb and the easystore 8tb external drives. The hgst deskstar nas drive comes with a 1 million hour mean time before failure mtbf and it is backed by a 3year limited warranty. Aug 24, 2016 ripping it apart, there is an hgst drive inside model wd80ezzx, 5400rpm 3. Watch the power of my book come to life we live hectic lives and generate tons of digital content. My book 4tb corrupted according to nvidia shield external.
If the case looks drastically different and you are. Hgst deskstar nas h3iknas500012872sn 0s03835 5tb 7200. In an age of digital storage and highdefinition media, a typical 500 gb drive or even a 1 tb drive may not have enough room for an entire. Make sure to like the video and if you have any feedback to make these videos better id love to know what. Hgst ultrastar he12 12 tb hdd sata 6 gbs 4kn ise 7200rpm. You can find the hgst deskstar nas 4tb hdd for sale below. For example, i phoned about a hgst deskstar nas 6tb drive. Hgst says that the he8 provides 33% more capacity, while using 23% lower idler power, and providing 44% better wattstb than 6tb air hdds. Wd 5tb my passport portable external hard drive, black wdbpkj0050bbkwesn. The clicking is comparable to louder desktop and nas hgst drives on the noisy end of the scale. The he8 comes in both sas and sata interfaces, 7200 rpm spindle speeds, and a disk buffer of 128mb. The two particular good ones ive found are the seagate ironwolf nas hard drive 8tb st8000vn004 and the western digital hgst. The hgst drive also draws more power compared to the wdc drives but it seems the hgst.
Apr 07, 2020 hgst enters the nas market with the deskstar nas in 3tb and 4tb capacities. Today i unbox and setup my two new 8tb external hard drives from western digital. Get the best deals on 4 tb gps network attached storage and find everything youll need to improve your home office setup. Internal hard drives free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Companies are gathering as much data as possible to help the.
Western digital inand memory has become an important part of automated driver systems with local storage to fit the demanding data needs of the vehicle. Its 5 gbps data transfer rate enables fast copying of files, and its automatic backup software can be set to fit any schedule. Apr 21, 2015 the hgst ultrastar helium he8 8tb enterprise hard drive is a higher capacity hdd than their previous version. Disassembling a western digital my book instructables. I have had pretty good success with seagates drives. Not enough time to see which would last longer and such as of now.
Hitachi h3iknas500012872se 5tb nas enterprise sata 3 hard drive 5tb hgst 0s03836 deskstar nas 3. Network attached storage this is a simple home nas. Netgear readynas 102 2bay nas with 2x hgst 4tb desktar nas. My book 8tb vs easystore 8tb external drives for mac. Western digitals my book range are powerful external hds that take up more space than its competitors, but offer a lot more storage for a decent price. Turning the hgst deskstar nas 4tb around, and you will see a blue printed circuit board that interfaces between its sata 6gbs interface and the physical mechanical components. Western digital bought hgst hitachi global storage technologies back in 2012, combing the two companies technologies together. It was working great last night until went to try to download a new game. Hgst h3iknas40003272se 4tb deskstar nas hdd 24x7 use 3. Wd my cloud mirror network attached storage nas 2x2tb. The xbox said wreckfest stopped installing or something of the sort. Wd red 10tb and 8tb hdd desktop performance testing.
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