[SOLVED] Toshiba HDWD120UZSVA

[Pimpom]

I've been in need of a 2TB HDD for some time. The only CMR model I can find from sources available to me is the Toshiba P300 7200 rpm HDWD120UZSVA. Does anyone have reason to advise against this model or Toshiba drives in general?

 

[popatim]

its mostly a decent drive but does have a higher then normal failure rate.

How good is Toshiba warranty in your area is the real question?

 

[Pimpom]

The Toshiba site says about their HDDs: "If you bought the device separately from a shop, then claims can only be made with the shop that sold you the drive. "

Also "Toshiba does NOT provide a direct repair service to anyone other than our direct customers. It is not possible to make claims directly to Toshiba in cases of possible defects. Therefore please do NOT send a defective drive to Toshiba, because Toshiba cannot process this type of transaction. "

I find it hard to believe any major company would impose terms like this. I looked around for some mitigating clauses but so far haven't found any.

 

[fzabkar]

I've been in need of a 2TB HDD for some time. The only CMR model I can find from sources available to me is the Toshiba P300 7200 rpm HDWD120UZSVA. Does anyone have reason to advise against this model or Toshiba drives in general?

That's a rebadged HGST drive.

Here are models which use the same PCB:
https://www.hdd-parts.com/nsearch.h...chsubmit=Search&vwcatalog=yhst-14437584971410