Designed to tackle demanding, high-volume workloads in 24/7 environments, the Synology 4TB HAT5300 SATA III Enterprise HDDfrom Synology 4TB HAT5300 SATA III Enterprise HDDhas been optimized for their storage solutions and enables a high sequential throughput that helps maximize the number of clients a system can sustain. Engineered for improved dependability, the HAT5300 has a Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) rating of 2.0 million hours and a yearly workload rating of 550TB. Also featured is a storage capacity of 4TB, a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 256MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with sustained speeds of up to 243 MB/s.

4TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Up to 243 MB/s Sustained Transfer Rate    2.0 Million Hours MTTF    550TB Yearly Workload Rating

For demanding 24/7 environments, rated for 2.0 million hours MTTF, and up to 550TB per year workloads

Minimizes the chance of data corruption in the event of sudden power loss

Firmware and DiskStation Manager (DSM) optimizations improve multi-client sequential read performance by up to 23%

Get automatic firmware updates together through DSM updates, reducing the need for additional maintenance sessions

Stringent validation and up to 300,000 hours of tests helps ensure greater reliability in Synology systems

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is this a bare bones or OEM drive? I'm concerned about the warranty.

A: Its sold only as OEM, there is no retail packaging for this drive. When you get the drive register the drive on Western Digital website just as you would a retail packaged drive. The warranty is never an issue as B&H is a major retailer.

Q: 2. Are these CMR drives?

A: Yes, this Synology 16TB HAT3310 Plus Series SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is CMR.

Q: 3. What's the warranty on these?

A: The Synology HAT5300 SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD comes with a 5-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

Q: 4. Will this work as a regular pc hard drive?

A: Yes, that's how I use it.

Q: 5. Are these brand new drives?

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Gold 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD, B&H # WE4003FRYZSP, is a new drive.

Q: 6. Will this drive work in the Synology DS923+ NAS?

A: Yes, this WD 22TB Gold 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD will work with the Synology DS923+ NAS.

Q: 7. Warranty

A: Included is a 5-year WD warranty.

Q: 8. Do these work on normal PCs / Servers ?

A: The general answer is no. Even Synology limits which of their NAS units these drives can be compatible with.

Q: 9. Can this 12tb drive be used as in a desktop Windows 10 PC as a secondary hard drive mainly for storing large picture RAW files and large video files?

A: The Gold version of WDC's HDs is designed for data center (server) environments. That simply means it is designed to have a longer life span with heavier use. You pay more for that verses similarly sized WDC Blue or Black HDs but to answer your question yes it will work in a desktop PC with Windows 10 as a secondary drive.

Q: 10. Is it compatible with ds718+?

A: Unfortunately per Synology, this drive is not listed as a compatible drive.