Question Are these Toshiba HDDs the same ?

[dan99t]

Hi,

My Dell Precision 5820 Workstation came with following 4TB HDD but it is full & I need to buy a new one. I am giving details of what is available to me in the market. Can you please tell me if they both are similar & If I can use what is available in the market ?

It came with following HDD Mfd 2020

Toshiba 3.5" 4TB SATA AG Enterprise HDD Part No : MG08ADA400NY

What is available in market now is :

Toshiba 3.5" 4TB SATA Enterprise HDD Part No : MG08ADA400E
So the only difference in part no,is the last letter is E instead of NY and Format type 512n & SIE Vs 512e & Standard
Here is the link for Toshiba :

https://storage.toshiba.com/enterprise-hdd/enterprise-capacity/mg08d-series

Here is the link for what is available in the market.
https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Toshiba/MG08ADA400E?qs=A6eO%2BMLsxmRJjSs2mhnfQA==&_gl=1*eppl4r*_ga*Njk2OTUyMjYyLjE3MjAzNTQwNDk.*_ga_15W4STQT4T*MTcyMDUxMjQxOC4zLjEuMTcyMDUxMjQ1NS4yMy4wLjA.

So what is the difference between them & can I use what is available in market ?

Thank You

 

[Lutfij]

So what is the difference between them & can I use what is available in market ?
https://storage.toshiba.com/enterprise-hdd/enterprise-capacity/mg08d-series
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see the part number and the HDD type distinctions.

They are listed cheaper on here;
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Enterprise-Internal-Operation-MG04ACA400E/dp/B0716ZNGWR?th=1

 

[SkyNetRising]

So what is the difference between them & can I use what is available in market ?

You can use any SATA drive. You don't need exactly the same model.
If you're running out of disk space, then consider higher capacity model instead.

 

[dan99t]

So what is the difference between them & can I use what is available in market ?
https://storage.toshiba.com/enterprise-hdd/enterprise-capacity/mg08d-series
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and you'll see the part number and the HDD type distinctions.

They are listed cheaper on here;
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Enterprise-Internal-Operation-MG04ACA400E/dp/B0716ZNGWR?th=1

It seems that reviews are not good on Amazon.
Many people received either the fake to defective to Used to DOD.
Also Amazon packing seems ridiculous.
With Amazon Packing which usually is just a box how would one know the serial number to check if it is genuine.