Let us even 'try' this 'drive' on Linux,
# mkfs.ext4 -v /dev/sdb1
mke2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)
/dev/sdb1 contains a ntfs file system labelled 'TOSHIBA EXT'
Proceed anyway? (y,n) y
Warning, had trouble writing out superblocks.
Update 2016/6: it turns out it works fine in Debian Linux IF one...