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Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Upgrade your desktop with this Toshiba internal Serial ATA III hard drive that features a 3TB storage capacity to accommodate your music, movies and more. The internal shock detection and ramp-loading technology help guard against damage.
 
Cheap, barebones with a three year warranty
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Posted by: nftyw
on August 6, 2015
It's hard to do a perfect review on a hard drive, because one of the most important things is how well they store your data over time. You can't magically peek into the future and see whether these things will or won't die or give you problems along the way, so I'll try to keep it down to what I do know.
This 3TB Toshiba drive replaced a 2TB Seagate that started having I/O errors when reading a small bit of data. Not wanting to risk waiting to see if that small error would become a bigger problem, I ordered this drive and had it shipped to me, which was processed and delivered faster than expected. Props to Best Buy and UPS for that.
As for the drive itself, it has a three year warranty, but being larger than 2TB you'll have to format it using GPT rather than the old MBR standard, otherwise you won't be getting the full amount of space on the drive. Formatting will take a few hours, so after installing the drive don't expect to have it raring to go immediately.
Speaking of installing, this is a bare-bones, no frills hard drive despite being in a retail box -- inside the cardboard you'll find a lot of foam padding to keep the drive protected, the drive itself within a protective bag, and a little warranty paper, but NOTHING ELSE. No screws, no cables, no instructions. Since I had extra parts and was familiar with the installation process, this was not a problem for me, but this drive is not a great choice for novices who have never poked around a computer's insides before.
All said and done though, this Toshiba drive is doing its job, and seems to be a little faster and snappier than the old one it replaced. I can't really complain, and it has chugged along pretty much 24/7 in the several days its been since I got it. I did install a separate heatsink/fan to the bottom of the unit as well, just to help make sure that it wouldn't overheat, especially in this sweltering summer heat. So far though, it's been smooth sailing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Toshiba - 500GB Internal Serial ATA 2.6 Hard Drive for Laptops
Toshiba - 500GB Internal Serial ATA 2.6 Hard Drive for Laptops
Give yourself plenty of space to store your important files with this Toshiba internal laptop hard drive, which features a Serial ATA 2.6 interface for easy connection to a PC or Mac. The 12 ms average seek time helps ensure fast, efficient performance.
 

Is this Hard Drive compatible with HP Pavilian 96?

Replacing bad Hard Drive
No, this is a hard drive for a desktop computer, and will almost certainly be too big to fit inside a laptop.
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Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Upgrade your desktop with this Toshiba internal Serial ATA III hard drive that features a 3TB storage capacity to accommodate your music, movies and more. The internal shock detection and ramp-loading technology help guard against damage.
 

I need to replace hard drive for my Toshiba A665-S6050

would this hard drive work
No, this drive is intended for a full-sized computer rather than a laptop and will almost certainly not fit a laptop.
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Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Toshiba - 3TB Internal SATA Hard Drive for Desktops
Upgrade your desktop with this Toshiba internal Serial ATA III hard drive that features a 3TB storage capacity to accommodate your music, movies and more. The internal shock detection and ramp-loading technology help guard against damage.
 

SATA

Does this use SATA hook ups
Yes, it connects with the typical SATA data and power connectors.
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