Toshiba's 12TB N300 Pro NAS hard drive has CMR recording, 7,200 RPM performance, plus a five-year warranty —…
NAS storage can quickly become very expensive once you start looking at higher-capacity drives designed to run around the clock. But I've found a terrific deal on the 12TB Toshiba N300 Pro NAS hard drive, which is now $430 (was $530) at Newegg.
The 3.5-inch drive includes CMR recording technology, a 7,200 RPM rotational speed, 512MB cache, and a SATA 6Gb/s interface. It's designed specifically for NAS use and comes with a five-year warranty.
Why we recommend it
The 12TB capacity gives you plenty of room for backups, media libraries, business files, surveillance footage, and other data, while also making it possible to build a high-capacity NAS without filling every available drive bay.
Toshiba uses conventional magnetic recording (CMR), which is great for NAS devices because it avoids the write-performance compromises associated with shingled magnetic recording (SMR). The 7,200 RPM speed and 512MB cache makes it a better fit...
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