Toshiba N300 4TB NAS Hard Drive Review

Storage/HDD by stefan @ 2022-04-11

The newer SKUs of the N300 4TB drives do come with 256MB of cache (such as our sample) and coupled with a better hardware revision / newer firmware version the drive can deliver considerably better performance. The sequential read/write speeds are now higher with around 30MB/s, the drive featuring low noise during normal operation, but is no match in this regard for the helium-filled models which start from capacities of 12TB, that being a completely different price range!

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Product Features

Integrated RV sensors

Regular hard disk drives without RV sensors can affect the performance of a multi-bay NAS System by generating 'knock-on' vibration. N300 drives ensure high reliability by minimizing vibration effects through their advanced control and sensing technology. Multiple sensors detect the slightest shock and built-in RV sensors also compensate for rotational vibration - eliminating the possibility of 'knock-on' vibration in multi-bay NAS configuration systems.

Reliable always-on operation

NAS systems in small businesses or creative environments often need to be accessed by several users, at different locations, simultaneously. Therefore, today's NAS drives must deliver high data transfer rates and simultaneous upload and download 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Offering high reliability and scalability, N300 drives achieve a max. 180 TB/year workload factor, up to 3 times more than convenient desktop hard drives.

High durability and heat prevention

Use of high-endurance components is one of the reasons that the N300 series offers better durability than other conventional hard disk drives. At the same time, automatic adjustment of seek speed to reduce heat during high-temperature operation further improves endurance in demanding situations.

High speed for multi-drive environment

High performance and fast read speed is made possible under high data access loads from multiple users thanks to 512 or 256 MB data buffer. This makes the drive suitable for small businesses and creative professionals looking for solutions to handle high data volumes using multi-RAID NAS environments.

Optimized cache allocation

Toshiba’s Dynamic Cache Technology, a self-contained cache algorithm with on-board buffer management, optimizes how the cache is allocated during read/write to provide the high-level performance demanded by real-time domains.

BUILT TO DELIVER, DESIGNED TO LAST

Toshiba is renowned the world over for 50 years of leading innovation – and the power behind its range of hard drives is no exception. Designed for high capacity and excellent performance, you can be sure that Toshiba’s wealth of experience in hard drives is at work in your storage system. A three-year extended warranty is also included with the N300 for the ultimate peace of mind.

 

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