Engineered for top performance and reliability, the 8TB HAS5300 SAS-3 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD from Synology has 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 8TB, 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 241 MB/s.

8TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SAS-3 12 Gb/s Interface    256MB Cache    7200 rpm    Up to 241 MB/s Sustained Transfer Rate    2.5 Million Hours MTBF    550TB Yearly Workload Rating    Air 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. Will this work with ps4 upgrade

A: No. This drive is 3.5 , The PS4 only supports 2.5 drives.

Q: 2. Are they quiet?

A: Yes they are not loud

Q: 3. Is cache really only 64 MB? WD website indicates that 4 TB Black drives have 256 MB Cache.

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit BH #WEIDDP4 has 64MB Cache. The 6TB model has 256MB cache.

Q: 4. What is the electrical power draw when active?

A: The WD 2TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD uses less than 10w when active.

Q: 5. I intend to hook up 4 of these as part of a RAID 0 array to boost performance speeds while doing photo editing and graphics intensive work. Is the WD Black ideal for RAID 0, or are they better options out there? Seagate Ironwolf Pro perhaps?

A: The Iron Wolf model line may be better suited for RAID type work.

Q: 6. Is this compatible with ASUS Prime Z370-A LGA1151 ATX motherboard?

A: Yes, it is compatible.

Q: 7. is this a GPT?

A: Yes, the WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit is GPT.

Q: 8. Where are the 1TB and 2TB WD BLACK HDD made?China or where?Thanks!

A: The one I have also says Thailand. I understand, however, that many manufacturers typically outsource the production to a variety of locations, so Thailand may, or may not, be the only place where these drives are made. Nevertheless, I've bought and used WD Black drives for many years, and have nothing but good things to say about them.

Q: 9. Is WD PWL that clicks every 5 seconds enabled in 8/10 TV series? I know it does on 4gb and 6gb I bought before here. And they are loud and shake my desktop. If it is, are we able to disable it?

A: From what I can see, you are not able to disable the click feature on the WD 8TB WD_BLACK Performance SATA III 3.5" Internal Hard Drive.

Q: 10. cmr or smr ?

A: The WD 4TB Desktop Performance 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD Retail Kit Recording Technology is CMR