Question How do I know the 6TB Toshiba is real or fake ?

[dan99t]

Hi,
I just bought a 6TB Toshiba Enterprise HDD Model MG08ADA600E from a local dealer.
But it came in a Tin Foil & Does no look like the photo that I sent him.
How do I know if it is real or fake ?

https://imgur.com/Bn8mmKX

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https://imgur.com/PU1Bxfq

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https://imgur.com/GFeNaj3

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https://imgur.com/4NAzi3f

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https://imgur.com/UiGb6Xt

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https://imgur.com/uvoBAWi

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https://imgur.com/1qcTSeQ

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Is there a way to check from serial number ?
I Tried finding Toshiba website for a check of serial number but no luck.

Would appreciate all the help.

Thank You

 

[rgd1101]

https://myapps.taec.toshiba.com/myapps/admin/jsp/webrma/addRequest1NoLogin.jsp
Out Of Warranty

 

[punkncat]

Toshiba doesn't exist anymore, technically. They were purchased by JIP and were dislisted in Dec of 2023. This would have had to have been NOS or refurbished. The bag is standard anti static bag. I really don't know if there would be a way to tell at this point. (edit- post above seems to be it)

Does it work well and actually reads as the expected size?

 

[dan99t]

First I paid Full hefty Price for it & dealer is local & almost next door to me.

Manufacturing date shows April 3, 2024, which technically means not much used but then according to Punkncat it couldn't have been manufactured after 2023 since the company was delisted & bought out by JIP. ( Don't know what JIP does )

But then why Toshiba still lets you check the warranty on their website ?

Can the numbers ( Hours used ) in Crystal disk be manipulated ?

I formatted the disk & created a Volume but have not written a single byte on it.

It does read as 6 TB in Disk Management.

Side by side it does look identical to my Dell 4TB Toshiba Enterprise drive except this one doesn't say Enterprise but model number is correct.


Now, what action should I take ?

 

[punkncat]

I honestly find it a bit confusing here:

Toshiba - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It states that Kioxia took over some parts of its business, but apparently that the actual name "Toshiba" isn't being or been used since the delisting in Dec of 2023. Otherwise JIP and the companies they represent don't seem to be releasing anything under the Toshiba branding any more. For the manufacturing date of that HDD to be after the de-listing is quite curious.

 

[fzabkar]

The PCB part number appears to be G0049A. My searches suggest that this is consistent with MG08ADA400NY, so I guess that's OK.

The serial number, 442nnnnnnnnn, is consistent with a manufacture date of April 2, 2024. The label says 20240403.

Toshiba HDD and SSD serial numbers:

https://www.hddoracle.com/viewtopic.php?p=23377#p23377

 

[ekifi]

I honestly find it a bit confusing here:

Toshiba - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It states that Kioxia took over some parts of its business, but apparently that the actual name "Toshiba" isn't being or been used since the delisting in Dec of 2023. Otherwise JIP and the companies they represent don't seem to be releasing anything under the Toshiba branding any more. For the manufacturing date of that HDD to be after the de-listing is quite curious.

What remained of the company was bought and then delisted by JIP and others but I think they still exist and operate under the Toshiba name, HDD division too. From what I've understood Kioxia was Toshiba's flash memory division that was made indipendent from the main corporation in 2018, but anything that's not flash or solid state is still made by good ole Toshiba.

 

[fzabkar]

The Toshiba HDD brand is still alive:

https://storage.toshiba.com/consumer-hdd/internal

 

[fzabkar]

https://myapps.taec.toshiba.com/myapps/admin/jsp/webrma/addRequest1NoLogin.jsp
Out Of Warranty

I wouldn't trust that resource. When I was deciphering Toshiba's serial number format, I found that I could enter any valid date and arbitrary serial number without the SN checker complaining. All it cares about is the final 5 characters. They need to match the drive's family or model. The SN will report that the drive is in warranty, and it will calculate the expiry date from the manufacture date. In other words, the SN checker is not looking up some database of drives that have actually been manufactured.