Toshiba 16TB Enterprise Internal Hard Drive – MG Series 3.5" SATA HDD for Server, Storage, 24/7 Operation, Hyperscale, Cloud (MG08ACA16TE)

These HDDs work exactly as I expected and were at a lower cost than some of the competition. I did find that the noise that they make was a little bit louder than I had anticipated. In addition because they run at a higher speed (7200rpm) they do produce a bit more heat. However, assuming that the temperature sensors in my NAS are accurate the heat was well within limits. Notwithstanding the slight issue with noise I consider these drives to be excellent value for money. Recommended!

Great HDDs - solid operations and work well - pretty quiet also - no issues in my 8 bay Synology or 4 bay UGREEN NAS’s

This Toshiba hard drive is an enterprise grade model. This means it's designed for long term, 24/7 operation, with an MTBF and annual workload typically higher than even consumer grade pro series drives). Ironically, these types of drives typically cost less, sometimes considerably less, than consumer pro grade units. Why? Well, the cited reason by those in the know are that they can be noisier and use a tad more energy than their prosumer equivalents. An example of the sorts of price disparity, I recently purchased a new Seagate Exos 20Tb hard drive for my NAS. The Seagate Ironwolf Pro 20Tb model was approximately £100 more. So, why pay more for less? Oh, and here's an example of the difference in reliability figures. The Ironwolf Pro drive mentioned has an MTBF (Mean Time Before Failure) of 1.2 million hours and an annual workload rating of 330Tb. By comparison, the much cheaper Exos offers 2.5 million hours MTBF and a 550Tb annual workload rating. So, what about the drives being noisier? Well, both this Toshiba MG series 16Tb and my Seagate Exos are no louder in general operation than other drives I have that range from 6Tb to 20Tb and from varying manufacturers. Larger capacity hard drives are usually noisier than low capacity models anyway, and the first sign of this is during their power-up phase, where you will hear more whirring and chittering. If marginally noisier drives are a problem for you, then you really need to look at non-enterprise grade units, but be advised you will hear similar levels of noise from any high capacity drive. So, in my view, spending considerably less and having a superior drive is a great deal. So, does this mean such a drive isn't suitable for using in a desktop computer? No. Bear in mind that higher capacity NAS/enterprise grade hard drives operate at 7,200rpm rather than the more usual 5,400rpm spin speeds desktop grade drives work at. This means a spin-up time about two to three seconds longer than the slower spinning models. The 7,200rpm models will run hotter because of the increased spin speed, but only by a few degrees. However, bear in mind that noise and heat will depend on the enclosure the drive is mounted in. Some PC cases may hum quietly at the resonance created by the faster spinning drives, while others may see the drive running considerably warmer if in a restricted airflow situation. With those factors understood, these drives will be a great choice for desktop computers and offer superior performance to their desktop counterparts. So, what of this hard drive? This is my first Toshiba drive that I purchased as a starter disk for a new Synology NAS. Ironically, Synology themselves have recently introduced their own branded series of hard drives, of which, their higher capacity enterprise offerings are rebranded Toshiba units. If the likes of Synology put their trust in Toshiba to represent their brand's reputation, that says something. Now, the elephant in the room. At the price I paid for this 16Tb MG series drive (£216 at time of writing) it's clear this is NOT a new drive. Despite posting a question to clarify this, I received no replies from either customers or the seller. I went into this transaction knowing this was more than likely a refurbished drive. You will find many such enterprise grade drives being sold at bargain prices because of the way companies replace their fleets of hard drives. Enterprise grade drives typically have a five year warranty, and businesses, such as data centres, which use hundreds of these hard drives, often start replacing theirs at about the four year mark. In my view, the seller needs to make it clear these units are refurbished and not new. So, should you buy? In short, yes. You are covered for 90 days after purchase and, if the drives are going to fail, it's more than likely to occur within that time frame. Remember, these drives have been running for years without issue and the typical failure curve of drives sees them either more likely to fail within the first few months due to manufacturing defects or mishandling during shipping. Once they survive beyond that, their chances of failure, like any mechanical device, only increase beyond around the three to four year mark. The chances are that you will get years of service from one of these if it doesn't fail within a short period after purchase. Pays your money and takes your pick is the guiding principle here. One important point, and one I hope the seller takes onboard. Packaging is crucial to the health of a drive. Handling cannot be controlled , but proper packaging can. This drive wasn't packaged well. The box it arrived in was barely larger than the hard drive, with a single layer of bubble-wrap surrounding it. In my view, this is inadequate. A larger box with more padding is necessary to reduce the chances of drive failure as a result of poor handling during shipping. The aforementioned Seagate Exos drive I purchased new from another online retailer was incredibly well protected, the bubble wrapped package being around two inches thick. Consider it costs a seller pennies on the Pound to add more layers of protection against the increased possibilities of costly returns processing, Amazon need to do better here. So, should you trust this drive with your data? Well, For those that are unaware, even brand new drives should never be considered fit for use without thorough testing beforehand. Remember, even new drives can be damaged during transport or experience manufacturing defects. I once had a brand new drive, better packaged than this one, dropped by the Post Office worker before they handed it to me. Before using the drive to entrust my data to it, I routinely ran an extended S.M.A.R.T test on it. Sure enough, over 200 bad blocks were detected, and so the drive was returned. Due diligence is needed, despite such tests taking many hours. As I type this, the 16Tb drive in question is being thoroughly scanned via the aforementioned test and will take about 24 hours to complete. Sounds like a hassle to do this, right? For some, yes. However, it's a small price to pay for peace of mind. Incidentally, on a technical note, I am using a hard drive dock connected to my NAS to run this test. However, this dock supports the E-SATA connection method as well as USB. In my experience, performing a S.M.A.R.T test with USB attached devices doesn't work. Errors go undetected. If you don't have a dock equipped with an E-SATA interface, then simply installing the drive into your PC as normal,then running the test, will see you right. Examining the S.M.A.R.T data on this Toshiba drive, it appears that power on hours is zero. Drives record all kinds of diagnostic information via their onboard S.M.A.R.T system, and the number of hours of operation is one of many parameters you can interrogate with the right tools. However, don't be mislead, this data can be reset to make it appear that a drive is new. This is often standard practise when a drive is renewed/refurbished, so not necessarily done for nefarious reasons. You can find utilities for Windows and other platforms to run tests and examine a drive's S.M.A.R.T data, and I'd strongly recommend doing this. On the testing front, a word to owners of Synology NAS's. When you install any drive into your system,, you will be prompted to test the drive before it's integrated into your storage pool. Do this, but be aware that research I've done indicates this is not as thorough as running the aforementioned extended S.M.A.R.T scan. It's a parity scan that is more cursory than the aforementioned extended test. I took a star off the review rating because of the packaging and lack of clarity about being a new or refurbished drive. So, I hope this review has helped those who are unaware of the complexities and nuances of using hard drives.

So far, so good. I purchased 2 of these hard drives for my NAS setup. There seems to be no issues to report and they are working well. One thing to note is they do make some noticable noise while in operation so best located away from your desk if you require silence while working

Ordered two Toshiba MG08 16TB drives. Both were defective straight out of the box. First drive: never spun up properly, just made a repeating “beep” noise and hung the BIOS POST screen. Second drive: spun up but failed SMART self-tests immediately with read failures at 0 power-on hours. Even with a partial SMART test I found hundreds of bad sectors. I can literally hear the read head scraping like nails on a chalkboard. This isn’t cabling or setup, it’s bad stock. Both drives already returned. This seller (Top IT) is clearly shipping drives that haven’t been properly tested. If you need reliable enterprise disks, I recommend avoiding them. Amazon really should be moderating these sellers more heavily. Edit: Now the THIRD has failed from a different seller. Definitely something going on or I'm just shockingly unlucky.

The review is being written a few short weeks after its purchase and so I cannot vouch for the longevity of the drives. They were bought in a pair for a NAS drive and were good value compared with others. I haven't done a speed test. One reason for their purchase is that this particular product was branded as suitable as NAS drives. They were well packaged in plain packaging and arrived promptly via Amazon Prime.

Excellent drive, very quiet too. Installed in no time and works great. Fast delivery as well.

works fine,is fast,but is noisy.when in use, my wife comments "something is boiling" from the sound it makes.

Best deal I could find. Fast free shipping. Actually has a Canadian warranty - This is a Large bulk storage HD - so you should know how to install/mount/format it correctly. Would definitely buy again if I ever run low on storage again,

Muy bien. Recibido muy pronto. Funciona estupendamente. Muy buen precio.

Normally I use the N300 series but my latest NAS devices is not compatible with them. These however, it is. This is a new attempt for me and have no real experience with these drives but based on the amazing success of the N300 NAS drives, I bought these with confidence and so far, loaded no problem, formatted, configured RAID 5 and copied 20TB onto them as a test and so far so good.

Happy with performance, using on UDM-ProMax as a single drive. I did figure out noise is less than my previous HDD ironwolf pro.

Ürün kendi plastik kutusu ile bir zarfa konularak gönderilmiş bu çok kötü, bir köşesinden darbe almış ancak yinede çalıştı. Tabi bundan kaynaklı mı bilmiyorum ama normal çalışmıyor, dosya kopyalarken birkaç dakika da bir duruyor birkaç dakika bekliyor kopyalama hızı sıfırda ve sonra devam ediyor, bu sürekli devam ediyor, yedekleme için aldığım diske yedek atmak işkence. 2 gün çalıştı ve 3. gün dik parametre hatalı diyor ve açılmıyor, format istiyor, içine attığım verilere ulaşamıyorum, bir yolu bulup dosyalarımı kurtarırsam direk iade edeceğim. Bu diske güvenip önemli veriler saklanmaz, 12 yıllık Seagate hdd kullanıyorum bir defa tık demedi, sorun çıkarmadı, Toshiba n300 serisi en iyi diskler diye aldık elimizde patladı. Belki bana sorunlu denk gelmiş olabilir. Disk 18Tb kullanılabilir alan 16.4 TB. Yazım hızı en yüksek 140mb gördüm, üstelik kaynak 10k okuma hızı olan m2ssd disk. Ortalama yazım hızı 60-70 MB civarı. Sesi biraz fazla, ofis bilgisayarında olmadına rağmen baya bir vızıldıyor. Evdebciddi rahatsız edebilir. Nas bir diskin performansını görmek nasip olmadı. İade edip biraz daha küçük birkaç disk almayı planlıyorum. Çok sayıda resim (açılış dahil) ve videosunu çektim ancak uygulamada yükleme yok, daha sonra PC den yüklemeyi deneyeceğim.