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product_id: 216354690
title: "N300 8TB NAS 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWG180XZSTA"
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price: "$1009"
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# 7200 RPM high-speed spin 8TB massive storage 180TB/year workload durability N300 8TB NAS 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWG180XZSTA

**Brand:** toshiba
**Price:** $1009
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Power your NAS with Toshiba N300 — where speed meets rock-solid reliability!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** N300 8TB NAS 3.5-Inch Internal Hard Drive - CMR SATA 6 GB/s 7200 RPM 256 MB Cache - HDWG180XZSTA by toshiba
- **How much does it cost?** $1009 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/216354690-n300-8tb-nas-3-5-inch-internal-hard-drive-cmr)

## Best For

- toshiba enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted toshiba brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Advanced RV sensors:** Built-in rotational vibration compensation ensures rock-solid stability in multi-drive setups.
- • **Generous 256MB cache:** Boosts read/write efficiency for seamless workflow and faster file transfers.
- • **Massive 8TB capacity:** Store your entire digital universe—projects, media, backups—with room to spare.
- • **Blazing 7200 RPM performance:** Experience rapid data access and smooth multitasking with high rotational speed.
- • **Enterprise-grade 24/7 NAS reliability:** Engineered for nonstop small office & home office use without compromise.

## Overview

The Toshiba N300 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive is a professional-grade storage solution designed for 24/7 operation in small and home office NAS environments. Featuring a high-performance 7200 RPM spindle speed, a large 256MB cache, and integrated rotational vibration sensors, it delivers reliable, fast, and stable data storage with a workload rating of up to 180TB per year. Ideal for professionals demanding dependable, high-capacity storage that keeps their critical data safe and accessible.

## Description

Toshiba 8TB N300 NAS Internal Hard Drive

Review: Great drive so far - First, an important notice for all buyers of these internal hard drives: These internal drives were really meant for use by OEM manufacturers or for those (e.g., professional builders of custom computers) who know and follow proper ESD-protection procedures when handling these drives. If you handle or touch them improperly, you can cause ESD damage to the internal circuits of these drives, rendering them inoperable immediately or some time later (known as latent damage, which is an important cause of reduced reliability of the drives), depending on the nature of the damage you caused. You cannot handle and touch them like other consumer electronic devices. You need to follow proper ESD-protection procedures. Since, by default, these drives were intended to be used by those know how to properly handle them, the manufacturers do not typically include ESD warnings other than the anti-static bags that they come packaged in. The insidious nature of ESD means that the damage can manifest itself in many different ways, so no two ESD-damaged drives will malfunction in identical ways. When I see people reporting hard drive failures and they are different, especially if there are multiple failures being reported by the same person (especially if that same person reports dead on power-on for multiple drives, whether they were bought at the same or at different times), that is an important clue that ESD damage due to improper handling was the most likely cause of the failures. The fact that ESD does not always cause immediate failures or problems (but, instead, can cause latent damages which can cause the drive to prematurely fail sooner than the manufacturer's expected life expectancy) unfortunately misleads consumers into false beliefs that they are not causing problems when they do not follow proper ESD-protection procedures. The above notice comes from my experience as an engineer working for a company that uses ESD-sensitive devices in our products. The company sells to a major customer that uses the products for life-critical applications, where a failure of our product can kill people. (Our products also have internal self-test and diagnostic functions built in to warn of any possible impending failures of internal components, so that the customer can respond before the product actually fails.) For regular consumers like you, that, of course, does not necessarily apply. So you can choose to do whatever you want with the above ESD warning. And, yes, I do understand that vast majority of the consumers like to feel empowered or do not want to pay extra by installing or using these drives themselves. But do note that if you do not know or follow the proper ESD-protection procedures when handling the hard drives, the drives' MTBF specifications go out the window, which means you can no longer rely on the level of reliability that was designed into them by the manufacturer. The reliability then becomes unknown and most likely will be worse than what they came with before you touched them. And, yes, in case you're wondering, I do follow proper ESD-protection procedures when I handle internal hard drives. Now, on to my review of the Toshiba hard drive. Unlike most people, my most important criterion for a hard drive is not performance but reliability. I save files that are important and valuable to me for various reasons. So not losing those files is more important to me than other criteria like the read/write speeds. (For those who say that NAS can mitigate failures of individual drives, I agree. But I also care about the reliabilities of individual drives since, if too many of the them fail within a certain amount of time, even a NAS cannot help you. But that's just me.) I originally used Seagate and WD drives years ago. I discovered that most of them failed much sooner than they should have, based on the manufacturers' claims. It seemed that the drives were not made using proper procedures. (I know what kind of QA shortcuts that managers of manufacturing plants can take if they are under pressure from the HQ.) So I began searching online for hard drive brand reliabilities and discovered that HGST was highly rated. During years of using their internal hard drives, not a single one failed on me. This was refreshing after my experience with the Seagate and WD drives. But after HGST stopped operations as an independent company after WD acquired it, I needed to find a different brand. I was not going to trust WD again. One day I discovered the Toshiba brand of internal hard drives. At that time, there weren't many reviews of those drives. So I decided to take a chance and try them out. I first tried their 4TB drives and now I'm using their 8TB drives. I've been using them for several years now. None has failed on me so far, except for one that came in very badly damaged box (the one that the drive was packaged in; the box itself was shipped in a flimsy plastic bag). That one failed to format and made strange noises, almost as if the internal mechanical moving parts were grinding against themselves. desertcart replaced it very quickly and the replacement has worked flawlessly.
Review: So Far So Good - I am using two of these in my Isilon NL400 running TrueNAS Core (12.0-U1). I bought twelve Barracuda 8TB drives (which I expected to die) in order to make a zpool with the expectation to swap the garbage Barracudas with decent drives over time. So far these Toshiba drives are working as expected and are CMR. Resilvering went quickly and they are still working. It is difficult to say whether or not they have longevity since these are fairly new. If they die in a time shorter than expected I will update the review. The price is probably the cheapest of the NAS grade drives that you can purchase at the time.

## Features

- Built for small office and home office NAS
- Designed for 24/7 operation(9)
- High reliability with up to 180TB/year workload rating(6)
- High performance 7200 RPM drive with large cache size
- Integrated RV sensors to compensate for rotational vibrations

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B085RTRT5R |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,739 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | TOSHIBA |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (281) |
| Date First Available | April 30, 2020 |
| Flash Memory Size | 8000 GB |
| Hard Drive | 8 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Hardware Platform | Linux, Mac, PC |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.59 pounds |
| Item model number | HDWG180XZSTA |
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Series | N300 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** TOSHIBA
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity Technology:** SATA
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 8000 GB
- **Hard Disk Description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA
- **Hard Disk Size:** 8 TB
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special Feature:** Portable

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great drive so far
*by A***R on August 28, 2022*

First, an important notice for all buyers of these internal hard drives: These internal drives were really meant for use by OEM manufacturers or for those (e.g., professional builders of custom computers) who know and follow proper ESD-protection procedures when handling these drives. If you handle or touch them improperly, you can cause ESD damage to the internal circuits of these drives, rendering them inoperable immediately or some time later (known as latent damage, which is an important cause of reduced reliability of the drives), depending on the nature of the damage you caused. You cannot handle and touch them like other consumer electronic devices. You need to follow proper ESD-protection procedures. Since, by default, these drives were intended to be used by those know how to properly handle them, the manufacturers do not typically include ESD warnings other than the anti-static bags that they come packaged in. The insidious nature of ESD means that the damage can manifest itself in many different ways, so no two ESD-damaged drives will malfunction in identical ways. When I see people reporting hard drive failures and they are different, especially if there are multiple failures being reported by the same person (especially if that same person reports dead on power-on for multiple drives, whether they were bought at the same or at different times), that is an important clue that ESD damage due to improper handling was the most likely cause of the failures. The fact that ESD does not always cause immediate failures or problems (but, instead, can cause latent damages which can cause the drive to prematurely fail sooner than the manufacturer's expected life expectancy) unfortunately misleads consumers into false beliefs that they are not causing problems when they do not follow proper ESD-protection procedures. The above notice comes from my experience as an engineer working for a company that uses ESD-sensitive devices in our products. The company sells to a major customer that uses the products for life-critical applications, where a failure of our product can kill people. (Our products also have internal self-test and diagnostic functions built in to warn of any possible impending failures of internal components, so that the customer can respond before the product actually fails.) For regular consumers like you, that, of course, does not necessarily apply. So you can choose to do whatever you want with the above ESD warning. And, yes, I do understand that vast majority of the consumers like to feel empowered or do not want to pay extra by installing or using these drives themselves. But do note that if you do not know or follow the proper ESD-protection procedures when handling the hard drives, the drives' MTBF specifications go out the window, which means you can no longer rely on the level of reliability that was designed into them by the manufacturer. The reliability then becomes unknown and most likely will be worse than what they came with before you touched them. And, yes, in case you're wondering, I do follow proper ESD-protection procedures when I handle internal hard drives. Now, on to my review of the Toshiba hard drive. Unlike most people, my most important criterion for a hard drive is not performance but reliability. I save files that are important and valuable to me for various reasons. So not losing those files is more important to me than other criteria like the read/write speeds. (For those who say that NAS can mitigate failures of individual drives, I agree. But I also care about the reliabilities of individual drives since, if too many of the them fail within a certain amount of time, even a NAS cannot help you. But that's just me.) I originally used Seagate and WD drives years ago. I discovered that most of them failed much sooner than they should have, based on the manufacturers' claims. It seemed that the drives were not made using proper procedures. (I know what kind of QA shortcuts that managers of manufacturing plants can take if they are under pressure from the HQ.) So I began searching online for hard drive brand reliabilities and discovered that HGST was highly rated. During years of using their internal hard drives, not a single one failed on me. This was refreshing after my experience with the Seagate and WD drives. But after HGST stopped operations as an independent company after WD acquired it, I needed to find a different brand. I was not going to trust WD again. One day I discovered the Toshiba brand of internal hard drives. At that time, there weren't many reviews of those drives. So I decided to take a chance and try them out. I first tried their 4TB drives and now I'm using their 8TB drives. I've been using them for several years now. None has failed on me so far, except for one that came in very badly damaged box (the one that the drive was packaged in; the box itself was shipped in a flimsy plastic bag). That one failed to format and made strange noises, almost as if the internal mechanical moving parts were grinding against themselves. Amazon replaced it very quickly and the replacement has worked flawlessly.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So Far So Good
*by J***G on January 9, 2021*

I am using two of these in my Isilon NL400 running TrueNAS Core (12.0-U1). I bought twelve Barracuda 8TB drives (which I expected to die) in order to make a zpool with the expectation to swap the garbage Barracudas with decent drives over time. So far these Toshiba drives are working as expected and are CMR. Resilvering went quickly and they are still working. It is difficult to say whether or not they have longevity since these are fairly new. If they die in a time shorter than expected I will update the review. The price is probably the cheapest of the NAS grade drives that you can purchase at the time.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid Distributor
*by J***N on October 12, 2021*

Buying Hard Drives for some of us is like purchasing a commodity. I needed 8 drives (8Tb) for a Raid Array and I wanted the Toshiba NAS drives. Toshiba makes an excellent product and I have used their drives in many devices for both commercial and personal situations. But, the reason I am writing this review is this: Since the supply chain is all screwed up, I was worried about getting product. I ordered these from the "SmartBazaar" vendor (this link) on a Tuesday night , they shipped on Wednesday, FROM SINGAPORE(surprise) , they arrived in Hawaii on Thursday, Memphis/Richmond on Friday and delivered to me on Monday.(6 days) - The drives were packed in sealed individual OEM boxes, inside sealed Boxes of 4 from the OEM factory in the Philippines. They were packed extremely well and all are happily at work in my new Raid. Considering I have trouble getting US Mail across town in that same time period. I am certain if needed the customer support from Smart Bazaar, it would be available with the same professionalism. I can recommend Toshiba based on my history using their product.. and SmartBazaar, based on the experience above.

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