expiredStrifeZero posted Nov 02, 2023 05:58 PM
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expiredStrifeZero posted Nov 02, 2023 05:58 PM
8TB Toshiba X300 7200 RPM 256MB Cache CMR Sata Internal HDD $120 + Free Shipping
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I'm sure we all already know this but at the risk of stating the obvious
I did get a bit of a chuckle out of toshiba trying to sell this as a "gaming drive" in this day and age where even a 250 GB hard drive (if you're pinching pennies at $30.. heck just spend the $16 more and get the 1 TB version) SSD models like say the crucial MX500 are on sale at low prices and will give much better performance.. or if you have an m2 slot in your motherboard check to see if the crucial P5 plus, $54 for 1 TB right now on sale at amazon, will be compatible with your motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078211...tails
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B098WL4...dp_it
which is not meant to criticize the OP's posted deal by any means, in my opinion this would be good for a file storage drive ... but if you can squeeze the extra $43 or $54 or what not into your budget I would make one of the above mentioned drives a combination Windows/operating system and gaming drive and the 8 TB a secondary file storage drive unless the game is say some indie game that isn't that demanding in terms of the PC's resources. I'm sure this 8 TB drive would be great to store Windows backups on too (if you can't afford to buy backup software try the free version of AOEMI and make sure to backup your Windows drive every month or so manually onto the 8 TB drive).
I'm scratching my head myself as to whether or not it's a hybrid drive... I did snag the seagate firecuda 8 TB drive for $118 when it was on sale at newegg but looks like that sale is over now and not seeing it for that price anymore..
I did find the manufacturer's official spec links if that helps any
https://www.toshiba-storage.com/p...ives-x300/
https://www.toshiba-storage.com/w...Screen.pdf
and at risk of re-igniting the CMR vs SMR war all over again here on the forums
Tom's hardware was not impressed with the 14 TB version of the drive
https://www.tomshardwar
but on the other hand I do notice the drives tom's hardware recommends are more expensive than the $120 for 8 TB models (Western Digital Blue comes close at $129 but 5400 rpm so slower )
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