Toshiba X3008 TB · EMEA retail kit · HDWR780EZSTA- Warranty (years)
- 2 yearsThis one: 3 years
STORAGE
Toshiba N300
8 TB · EMEA retail kit · Toshiba part HDWG780EZSTA
- Capacity
- 8000 GB
- SSD / HDD
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5-inch
The 8 TB N300 is Toshiba's NAS drive for 24/7 operation; Toshiba reserves helium sealing for the 12 TB to 22 TB models. It is rated for NAS enclosures of up to eight bays (Toshiba's bulk 14 TB to 22 TB models: up to 12), with a 180 TB/year workload, a 512 MB buffer, CMR recording and a three-year limited warranty, and uses Toshiba NASLink firmware, Dynamic Cache Technology, error recovery control and temperature control.
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THE ACTUAL PRODUCT
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Key strengths
Toshiba's own per-capacity datasheet gives the 8 TB model a typical sustained transfer figure of 281 MB/s at 7,200 rpm.
Rated for continuous 24 x 7 operation with a 180 TB/year workload, rotational-vibration sensors and CMR recording, which matters for RAID rebuilds in multi-bay NAS units.
The EMEA retail kit (HDWG780EZSTA) and bare drive (MN10ADA800S) are both listed on the official page, making the exact variant easy to confirm.
Before you buy
The 8 TB model is rated for NAS enclosures of up to 8 bays; Toshiba's 12-bay rating applies only to larger capacities.
Warranty is three years, and the 8 TB MTTF (1,000,000 hours) is lower than the helium models' 1,200,000 hours.
As a 7,200 rpm air-filled drive it draws about 9 W when operating and Toshiba lists 34 dB idle acoustics.
HDWG780EZSTA is the retail number on Toshiba's EMEA product page and data sheet; those sources list no separate US retail number, so the US search also uses this EMEA number.
Every specification. With its source.
Full specifications
Exact configuration: 8 TB · EMEA retail kit · HDWG780EZSTA
26 specifications in 7 groups. Values are manufacturer specifications unless a row says “Measured result” or “Calculated from cited specifications”.
Capacity & format
10 items
- Capacity
- 8000 GB
- SSD / HDD
- HDDSource
- Form factor
- 3.5-inch
- Interface and version
- SATA 6 Gb/s
Toshiba states SATA 6.0 Gbit/s.
- Dimensions including heatsink
- 147 (L) × 101.85 (W) × 26.1 (H) mm
Bare drive, no heatsink or enclosure. Taken from the datasheet page headed 'NAS Hard Drive – 8 TB', Retail Number HDWG780EZSTA.
Source - Buffer size
- 512 MB
The product page lists '512 MB / 1024 MB' across the range; the 8 TB datasheet page gives 512 MB.
- Recording technology
- CMRSource
- Cache technology
- Toshiba Dynamic Cache Technology
Product page: a self-contained cache algorithm with on-board buffer management that optimises cache allocation during read/write. Buffer size is recorded separately.
Source - Advertised thermal design
- Temperature control: automatic seek-speed adjustment to reduce heat during high-temperature operation
Product page feature list ('Temperature control') and 'High durability and heat prevention' section.
Source - Weight
- 755 gSource
Performance
2 items
Endurance & warranty
5 items
- Warranty (years)
- 3 yearsSource
- Warranty terms and endurance if applicable
- 3-year limited warranty; rated workload up to 180 TB/year
8 TB datasheet page: 'Limited warranty (years) 3' and 'Workloads (TB/year) 180'. Toshiba does not state how the workload rating relates to the warranty terms.
- Workload rating
- 180 TB/yearSource
- MTTF
- 1,000,000 hours (MTTF)
Toshiba states MTTF (hours). The 8 TB datasheet page gives 1,000,000; the 12 TB and larger datasheet pages give 1,200,000, and the product page says the 12 TB to 22 TB models use a helium-sealed design.
- Unrecoverable error rate
- 1 per 10^15
8 TB datasheet page. The product page's range-wide table lists '1 per 10^14 bits read / 1 per 10^15 bits read' across capacities.
Power
1 item
- Power consumption
- 9.07 W typical operating; 5.74 W typical active idle; 5 V DC +10 %/-7 % and 12 V DC ±10 % supplySource
Features & software
3 items
- NAS firmware technology
- Toshiba NASLink Technology
Toshiba: firmware that fine-tunes HDD behaviour for rapid data access and boosts RAID performance through optimised disk coordination. No measured benefit is published.
- Advertised mechanical design
- Toshiba Stable Platter Technology
Listed in the product page feature list; no further detail or measured benefit is given for the N300.
Source - Error recovery control
- Yes
Listed in the product page feature list and FAQ; Toshiba publishes no timeout values.
Source
Environment & reliability
4 items
Compatibility & box
1 item
- NAS bays supported
- Up to 8 bays
8 TB page of the datasheet (retail HDWG780EZSTA, bulk MN10ADA800S). The datasheet gives 'up to 12' only on the bulk-number 14 TB to 22 TB pages (MN11ACA14TS, MN11ACA16TS, MN11ACA18TS, MN11ACA20TS and MN11ACA22TS); the retail 14 TB (HDWG51EEZSTA), 12 TB, 10 TB, 6 TB and 4 TB pages give up to 8.
Source
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