Buying guide
Desktop Hard Drives
Our pick
Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB
Choose the Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB for a large desktop working library in a compatible 3.5-inch SATA bay.1
Buying advice
- Check your computer’s bay, SATA connection and supported drive capacity before buying. Plan your expected annual reads and writes against the Pro model’s 300TB workload rating, and keep a separate backup.1
For a drive you will keep for years
For longer hardware cover, compare the warranty duration and terms. A warranty does not replace lost files.23 The X300 Pro 20TB combines high capacity in one desktop bay with five years of hardware warranty cover.12
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| Specification | Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB | Seagate BarraCuda 8TB | Toshiba P300 2TB | Toshiba P300 4TB | Toshiba X300 14TB | Toshiba X300 Pro 12TB | Western Digital WD Black 1TB | Western Digital WD Black 3TB | Western Digital WD Black 4TB |
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| Capacity | 20 TB1 | 8 TB4 | 2 TB5 | 4 TB6 | 14 TB9 | 12 TB7 | 1 TB10 | 3 TB12 | 4 TB12 |
| Form factor | 3.5-inch1 | 3.5-inch4 | 3.5-inch8 | 3.5-inch8 | 3.5-inch9 | 3,5 pulgadas7 | 3.5-inch10 | 3.5-inch12 | 3.5-inch12 |
| Recording technology | Cmr1 | Smr4 | Smr5 | Smr6 | Not published | Cmr7 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Spindle speed | 7,200 RPM1 | 5,400 RPM4 | 7,200 RPM8 | 5,400 RPM8 | 7,200 RPM9 | 7,200 RPM7 | 7,200 RPM10 | 7,200 RPM12 | 7,200 RPM12 |
| Sustained transfer rate | Not published | 190 MB/s4 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Warranty | 5 years2 | 2 years4 | 2 years8 | 2 years8 | 2 years3 | 5 years7 | 5 years11 | 5 years12 | 5 years12 |
| Cache | Not published | 256 MB4 | 256 MB5 | 128 MB6 | 256 MB13 | 512 MB14 | Not published | 64 MB12 | 64 MB12 |
| Workload rate limit | 300 TB/year1 | 55 TB/year4 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 300 TB/year14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Rated reliability | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 1,000,000 hours14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Operating power | Not published | 5.3 W4 | 5.21 W8 | Not published | Not published | 7.38 W14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Interface | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s1 | SATA 6 Gb/s4 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s9 | SATA 6 Gbit/s7 | SATA 6 Gb/s11 | SATA 6 Gb/s12 | SATA 6 Gb/s12 |
| Drive height | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
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9 products
Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB
- Recording technology
- Cmr1
Seagate BarraCuda 8TB
- Recording technology
- Smr4
Toshiba P300 2TB
- Recording technology
- Smr5
Toshiba P300 4TB
- Recording technology
- Smr6
Toshiba X300 14TB
- Recording technology
- Not published
Toshiba X300 Pro 12TB
- Recording technology
- Cmr7
Western Digital WD Black 1TB
- Recording technology
- Not published
Western Digital WD Black 3TB
- Recording technology
- Not published
Western Digital WD Black 4TB
- Recording technology
- Not published
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| Specification | Our pickToshiba X300 Pro 20TB | Seagate BarraCuda 8TB | Toshiba P300 2TB | Toshiba P300 4TB | Toshiba X300 14TB | Toshiba X300 Pro 12TB | Western Digital WD Black 1TB | Western Digital WD Black 3TB | Western Digital WD Black 4TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 20 TB1 | 8 TB4 | 2 TB5 | 4 TB6 | 14 TB9 | 12 TB7 | 1 TB10 | 3 TB12 | 4 TB12 |
| Form factor | 3.5-inch1 | 3.5-inch4 | 3.5-inch8 | 3.5-inch8 | 3.5-inch9 | 3,5 pulgadas7 | 3.5-inch10 | 3.5-inch12 | 3.5-inch12 |
| Recording technology | Cmr1 | Smr4 | Smr5 | Smr6 | Not published | Cmr7 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Spindle speed | 7,200 RPM1 | 5,400 RPM4 | 7,200 RPM8 | 5,400 RPM8 | 7,200 RPM9 | 7,200 RPM7 | 7,200 RPM10 | 7,200 RPM12 | 7,200 RPM12 |
| Sustained transfer rate | Not published | 190 MB/s4 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Warranty | 5 years2 | 2 years4 | 2 years8 | 2 years8 | 2 years3 | 5 years7 | 5 years11 | 5 years12 | 5 years12 |
| Cache | Not published | 256 MB4 | 256 MB5 | 128 MB6 | 256 MB13 | 512 MB14 | Not published | 64 MB12 | 64 MB12 |
| Workload rate limit | 300 TB/year1 | 55 TB/year4 | Not published | Not published | Not published | 300 TB/year14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Rated reliability | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 1,000,000 hours14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Operating power | Not published | 5.3 W4 | 5.21 W8 | Not published | Not published | 7.38 W14 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Interface | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s1 | SATA 6 Gb/s4 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8 | SATA 6.0 Gbit/s9 | SATA 6 Gbit/s7 | SATA 6 Gb/s11 | SATA 6 Gb/s12 | SATA 6 Gb/s12 |
| Drive height | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |