As mention, my place only got wd and sg,
Other non existing..
For her I don't want online as later arrive all back sector....
Just like my wd red, less that 1 year...70% bad sector...

i had wd red too, less than one year bad sector, then disk access slow like turtle, i rma and sold it afterward lol.
i bought it in brick and mortar store so it does not really make a difference,

you can always ask seller how they pack their hdd and stamp a fragile logo on it.
dont accept the package if it has visible dent unless it's thoroughly protected

Some online seller even on mall sell HD price as expensive as rm400 for 2TB.Better make sure the current price first https://shopee.com.my/Toshiba-P300-Internal...0031.1470450634 . I wonder , why they sell so expensive for a hard disk ?

I've had 2 1TB WD Blue HDDs in my PC and so far they're still okay. 1st one was bought in 2014 and the 2nd one 3 months back. Not using them as my main drive, tho. Mostly just to back up my personal files.

are the WD ultrastars worth it? not looking for RAID/NAS, just a simple storage/ solution

Better than other normal/NAS HDD at more premium price.
But worth it? 2 normal HDD that configured to be RAID-1 or one as storage and another as backup will be more worth it as if 1 HDD dead you still have another copy whereas if 1 HDD only, even if it's Ultrastar, if dead then all your data is gone.

yeah im considering that
not storing any critical data though, but i do love my movies
whats the consensus on shucking in malaysia? we no longer have the wd elements so im not sure if its worth it

If not critical data then doesn't need to be expensive HDD
I see for shucking mostly people will buy from US as it is cheaper.

There's a reason why WD External HDDs are cheaper, other than WD control the whole supply chain. Duty cycle and it's a dumping ground for some not so good drives.

the shipping cost would nullify the incentive for me though

yeah this is given. shucking has always been about luck

after the WD scandal making those wd red nas actually SMRs, i wouldn't trust that those random drives in the external :/

what is alternative?

seagate ironwolf?

toshiba n300?

then that wd gate



hgst got bought out by wd

Toshiba actually cheaper but with 7200rpm, no gimmick and longer warranty i think.
I have 5 toshiba drive, 2x 4TB is new drive, 1 external and another one 3TB still alive. one was dead.

WD drive need to be careful with their spec, some are only 5400 RPM, and yeah SMR drive, what a way to stain your established brand name lol.

For me Toshiba are still my choice.

hello, i just bought a Toshiba n300 hdd online, where can i register/check the warranty? am asking the seller for receipt in the mean time.

thanks!

RiP WESTERN DIGITAL?

Context?

wondering if anyone knows the load count for a 4TB my passport portable hdd?

trying to compare if a 3.5" would last longer than a 2.5" external hdd.

HDD keep being revised every few years. By the time that HDD model reach end of life, HDD being sold already replaced with other model. So difficult to say whether which would last longer.

Take care shock and vibration are more important if for portable use. Should consider using SSD instead.

Haha yeah mang

SSD is the future eapecially M2 in laptop

Just bought Seagate Ironwolf Pro 8TB. Very fast.

Tested with Primocache too.