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Toshiba N300 12TB NAS Hard Drive Review

Storage/HDD by stefan @ 2020-08-08

The N300 12TB drive from Toshiba incorporates 1.56TB PMR platters by Showa Denko and is helium-filled. Compared to regular, up 10TB models, the HDD produces less noise, consumes less power and is even lighter! The advertised Stable Platter Technology means that the motor is attached to both top and bottom in order to minimize the vibrations, while the RV sensors do ensure a stable transfer rate while operating in a multi-drive environment.

A Closer Look Contd.

On the drive sticker, we do have the total storage space listed, together with the platter rotational speed, the memory buffer, internal drive code name, the product serial number, currently flashed drive firmware, revision, power rating, manufacturing date and more!

In the frontal area of the drive, we can find another barcode:

The drive sides come with the mounting threads/holes:

As we have seen with all 3.5’’ consumer/NAS drives, the drive board features the SATA Data/Power ports, but also some additional gold-plated pins:

On the bottom area of the drive, we will get to see the motor contacts, but also the entire drive electrical board:

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