Engineered for top performance and reliability, the Synology 12TB HAS5300 SAS-3 Enterprise HDDfrom Synology 12TB HAS5300 SAS-3 Enterprise HDDhas been designed to integrate with DSM and Synology hardware to delive improved performance in enterprise deployments. The HAS5300 has passed 200,000 hours of testing on Synology hardware, has a Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) rating of 2.5 million hours, and a yearly workload rating of 550TB. Also featured is a storage capacity of 12TB, a SAS-3 12 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 254 MB/s.

12TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SAS-3 12 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Up to 254 MB/s Sustained Transfer Rate    2.5 Million Hours MTBF    550TB Yearly Workload Rating    Helium Sealed

The HAS5300 series drives leverage the low-latency SAS protocol. When paired with high-performance and highly scalable Synology HD, SA, or UC series solutions, they ensure that mission-critical workloads always have access to dependable and fast storage.

Building on two decades of storage expertise, Synology HAS5300 drives run on firmware optimized for critical workloads that matter. They allow Synology systems to repair degraded RAID arrays up to 27% faster than similar class and capacity drives.

Rigorous tests and compatibility verification help ensure maximum reliability on Synology systems, even while handling the most extreme workloads.

Automatic firmware update notifications and one-click installation through DSM minimize maintenance workload and reduce the chance of oversights.

A 2.5 million hour MTTF, support for workloads of up to 550TB per year, and persistent write cache technology come together to safeguard data integrity.

Synology is committed to product innovation and quality. HAS5300 drives are backed by a limited 5-year warranty that includes technical support and hardware replacement services to maximize your return on investment.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. so by the tone of the first question, can I safely presume that this device is Mac compatible?

A: Yes, the Synology 16TB DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Synology NAS Drives (4 x 4TB) is compatible with Macs.

Q: 2. What drives are included? Specifically, what brand drives are they?

A: This drive you mentioned "Seagate ST2000DM008" is a Barracuda retail drive which is not NAS rated. Can you please re-check what brand and what mfr. part number do these drives have. thanks

Q: 3. 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: 4. Does anyone know if the Apple Silicon compatibility issues have been solved with these units?

A: Yes, OWC has fixed the communication issues with the OWC ThunderBay 8 128TB 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID 5 Array (8 x 16TB) as well as all other OWC Thunderbolt drives/docks.

Q: 5. Hi, I would like to ask who makes these drives for Synology? thanks

A: Synology may contract a multitude of companies to build custom storage, we are not informed of the sub manufacturers of the parts inside.

Q: 6. What is the warranty on this product?

A: On the OWC website it says 5 year warranty https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB38SRE144/ (B&H site says 5 years as well) Btw if this enclosure houses 8 X Seagate IronWolf Pro 18TB each BH #SEST18000NE0 then is would be more economical to but the NAS Box (BH #OWTB38SRKIT0) and the drives separately and save some $438 at current prices.

Q: 7. Hello, is this hard drive 144tb include?

A: Yes, the eight 18TB hard drives would be included with this OWC 144TB ThunderBay SoftRaid Pro

Q: 8. Does it work with USB-C if my computer doesn't have Thunderbolt?

A: Yes, the the connector also transmits data via USB 3.1 at up to 10 Gb/s.

Q: 9. can I access files using an iphone or ipad (e.g., stored photos)?

A: Yes, you can access the Synology 64TB DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure Kit with Synology NAS Drives (4 x 16TB), B&H # SYDS92364TBD, from iOS devices by downloading the Synology App from the iOS App Store.

Q: 10. What is the country of manufacture for this item? ST2000NX0323

A: The country of origin for this item is China.