HGSTDeskStar NAS 3.5" 6TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s High-Performance Hard Drive for Desktop NAS Systems Retail Packaging 0S04007

Purchased two for 2nd Synology Diskstation. Zero issues. Ran extended SMART tests on both prior to first use using manufacturers drive utility. Drives this size take a few days, so if you plan to do that don't plan on using it immediately. Both passed and already had current firmware. So far zero errors. Have been running 6x Deskstar NAS 4TB drives with zero issues. Two have ran for about two years and the other four joining the new 6TB drives. They are installed in my home NASs, which get more use than most people, but far from a 24/7/365 enterprise setup. Absolutely no issues. Purchased due to reasonable price for size and specs. I will continue to stick with the DeskStar NAS line until I see quality suffer (although varying seller and manufacturer dates to avoid risking a bad batch sacrificing enough disks to kill my redundancy.

Easy to install and nice and large. It makes some noise as it's accessing data so if you're looking for a silent drive this isn't it. Still, if it is reliable over the years I'll be happy. I buy HGST drives thanks to BackBlaze drive testing. They are a cloud-based backup service that uses thousands of drives. They keep tabs on all their drive reliablility stats and issue frequent reports. HGST drives consistently have better reliability than WD or Seagate. None of my HGST drives (I've got four in my system) have failed and the oldest one has been on for over 28,000 hours. My WD and Seagate drives have been failing after about 3-6 years (mostly running constantly). Another nice thing about this drive is that it comes in a retail package that is buffered for shipment. Ordering OEM drives is a crapshoot in regards to shipping.

If you run an always on NAS, then the HGST drives are the best quality and value for the money. Backblaze published drive failure reporting shows that the HGST have the lowest failure rate overall as a line, and the 0S04007 specifically, has a very low failure rate. I have personally run these for about a year now and can report that the performance in transfer and read rates is fantastic, the drives run quietly and cool, and I have experienced no SMART or ZFS pool errors of any type so far. Also, the drive is fully compatible with SMART reporting and maintenance in Linux. Great value.

Don't know why it took me so long to begin building my own NAS devices. This and a hard drive enclosure give an outstanding backup and digital media external drive. This makes a little noise but nothing out of the ordinary for a hard drive.

Works well in 6 bay Netgear ReadyNAS. Does run warmer than other 3/4 TB drives in NAS (~42 C vs ~34 C) but other drives are only 5200 or 5900 RPM. Doesn't exhibit louder noise than other drives as per other reviews.

I have been the Deskstar family of drives for years. As fast a drive as any other big name brand out there, and more important , consistent reliability. The price point of these drives are hard to beat. They run cool and quiet. Did I mention reliability. I have two deskstars that are at least five years old. They are used mostly of image storage. I'll keep coming back, did I mention reliable?

Bought 2 of them about a year ago. These make quite a bit of noise whenever my pc starts to take a backup on these disks. I have them configured on my 5 bay Synology.One of the disks has bad sectors on it already, not sure I want to risk it for any critical storage. The return window expired already, So I'll probaby just wipe if off and shed them - seems like a waste...Trying my luck with WD red-pro now.

I bought 3 of these HGST DeskStar drives, along with 3 Toshiba N300 drives, to use in a NAS configured for RAID 6. My network consultant recommended I use different brand drives in the RAID Array to minimize the potential for all of them to fail at the same time. They were easy to install and after running for over 30 days, they have not experienced any infant mortality issues.