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Internal Hard Drives

Our pick

Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB

Choose the Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB for a large desktop library in a compatible 3.5-inch SATA bay.1

Why this one

  • Its 20TB capacity keeps a large library on one desktop drive, with five years of hardware warranty cover. Check your expected annual reads and writes against its 300TB workload rating.12

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Other contenders

  • Seagate BarraCuda 2TB

    For a laptop with a compatible 7mm 2.5-inch SATA bay, choose the Seagate BarraCuda 2TB instead. Its smaller physical format addresses a different fit requirement; the desktop drive is not a laptop replacement.1316

Buying advice

  • Check the bay dimensions, connection and supported capacity before buying. Keep a separate backup; neither a workload rating nor a hardware warranty protects your files.12

17 models / at a glance

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3 models compared. 14 models have incomplete measurements.

Workload rate limit (TB/year); higher is preferred · 0 to 300

Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB: 7,200 RPM, 300 TB/year.Seagate BarraCuda 8TB: 5,400 RPM, 55 TB/year.Toshiba X300 Pro 12TB: 7,200 RPM, 300 TB/year.

Spindle speed (RPM); higher is preferred · 0 to 7,200

Toshiba X300 Pro 20TBSeagate BarraCuda 8TBToshiba X300 Pro 12TB

Toshiba X300 Pro 20TB

Spindle speed
7,200 RPM
Workload rate limit
300 TB/year

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SpecificationToshiba X300 Pro 20TBSeagate BarraCuda 1TBSeagate BarraCuda 2TBSeagate BarraCuda 4TBSeagate BarraCuda 5TBSeagate BarraCuda 8TBSeagate BarraCuda 500GBToshiba P300 2TBToshiba P300 4TBToshiba X300 14TBToshiba X300 Pro 12TBWestern Digital WD Black 1TBWestern Digital WD Black 3TBWestern Digital WD Black 4TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 1TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 2TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 500GB
Capacity20 TB11 TB172 TB164 TB185 TB198 TB40.5 TB (500 GB)202 TB64 TB714 TB812 TB91 TB103 TB114 TB111 TB (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)122 TB140.5 TB (500 GB)15
Form factor3.5-inch12.5-inch32.5-inch32.5-inch32.5-inch33.5-inch42.5-inch33.5-inch53.5-inch53.5-inch83,5 pulgadas93.5-inch103.5-inch113.5-inch112.5-Inch (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)122.5-inch142.5-Inch15
Recording technologyCmr1Smr3Smr3Smr3Smr3Smr4Smr3Smr6Smr7Not publishedCmr9Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedSmr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13Smr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13Smr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13
Spindle speed7,200 RPM15,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM45,400 RPM37,200 RPM55,400 RPM57,200 RPM87,200 RPM97,200 RPM107,200 RPM117,200 RPM115,400 RPM135,400 RPM135,400 RPM13
Sustained transfer rateNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published190 MB/s4Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Warranty5 years22 years212 years212 years212 years212 years42 years222 years52 years52 years235 years95 years245 years115 years112 years (Environment: See support.wdc.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.)142 years (Environment: See support.wdc.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.)142 years15
CacheNot published128 MB3128 MB3128 MB3128 MB3256 MB4128 MB3256 MB6128 MB7256 MB25512 MB26Not published64 MB1164 MB11128 MB (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)12128 MB14128 MB15
Workload rate limit300 TB/year1Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published55 TB/year4Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published300 TB/year26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Rated reliabilityNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published1,000,000 hours26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Operating powerNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published5.3 W4Not published5.21 W5Not publishedNot published7.38 W26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
InterfaceSATA 6.0 Gbit/s1SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6 Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6.0 Gbit/s5SATA 6.0 Gbit/s5SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8SATA 6 Gbit/s9SATA 6 Gb/s24SATA 6 Gb/s11SATA 6 Gb/s11SATA 6Gb/s (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)12SATA 6Gb/s14SATA 6Gb/s27
Drive heightNot published7.0 mm37.0 mm315.0 mm315.0 mm3Not published7.0 mm3Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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Toshiba X300 14TB, model photo 1

Toshiba X300 14TB

Form factor
3.5-inch8
Recording technology
Not published
Drive height
Not published

How they compare

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SpecificationOur pickToshiba X300 Pro 20TBSeagate BarraCuda 1TBSeagate BarraCuda 2TBSeagate BarraCuda 4TBSeagate BarraCuda 5TBSeagate BarraCuda 8TBSeagate BarraCuda 500GBToshiba P300 2TBToshiba P300 4TBToshiba X300 14TBToshiba X300 Pro 12TBWestern Digital WD Black 1TBWestern Digital WD Black 3TBWestern Digital WD Black 4TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 1TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 2TBWestern Digital WD Blue Mobile 500GB
Capacity20 TB11 TB172 TB164 TB185 TB198 TB40.5 TB (500 GB)202 TB64 TB714 TB812 TB91 TB103 TB114 TB111 TB (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)122 TB140.5 TB (500 GB)15
Form factor3.5-inch12.5-inch32.5-inch32.5-inch32.5-inch33.5-inch42.5-inch33.5-inch53.5-inch53.5-inch83,5 pulgadas93.5-inch103.5-inch113.5-inch112.5-Inch (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)122.5-inch142.5-Inch15
Recording technologyCmr1Smr3Smr3Smr3Smr3Smr4Smr3Smr6Smr7Not publishedCmr9Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedSmr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13Smr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13Smr (Protocol: device-managed SMR)13
Spindle speed7,200 RPM15,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM35,400 RPM45,400 RPM37,200 RPM55,400 RPM57,200 RPM87,200 RPM97,200 RPM107,200 RPM117,200 RPM115,400 RPM135,400 RPM135,400 RPM13
Sustained transfer rateNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published190 MB/s4Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Warranty5 years22 years212 years212 years212 years212 years42 years222 years52 years52 years235 years95 years245 years115 years112 years (Environment: See support.wdc.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.)142 years (Environment: See support.wdc.com/warranty for regional specific warranty details.)142 years15
CacheNot published128 MB3128 MB3128 MB3128 MB3256 MB4128 MB3256 MB6128 MB7256 MB25512 MB26Not published64 MB1164 MB11128 MB (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)12128 MB14128 MB15
Workload rate limit300 TB/year1Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published55 TB/year4Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published300 TB/year26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Rated reliabilityNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published1,000,000 hours26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Operating powerNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published5.3 W4Not published5.21 W5Not publishedNot published7.38 W26Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
InterfaceSATA 6.0 Gbit/s1SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6 Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s3SATA 6.0 Gbit/s5SATA 6.0 Gbit/s5SATA 6.0 Gbit/s8SATA 6 Gbit/s9SATA 6 Gb/s24SATA 6 Gb/s11SATA 6 Gb/s11SATA 6Gb/s (Environment: Condition: Refurbished)12SATA 6Gb/s14SATA 6Gb/s27
Drive heightNot published7.0 mm37.0 mm315.0 mm315.0 mm3Not published7.0 mm3Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

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