dan99t Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Hi, My Dell Precision 5820 workstation came with following 4TB HDD but it is full & I need to buy a new one. I am giving details of what is available to me in the market. Can you please tell me if they both are similar & If I can use what is available in the market ? It came with following HDD Mfd 2020 Toshiba 3.5" 4TB SATA Enterprise HDD Part No : MG08ADA400NY with Format Type 512n & SIE What is available in market now is : Toshiba 3.5" 4TB SATA Enterprise HDD Part No : MG08ADA400E with Format Type 512e & Standard So the only difference in part no. is the last letter in newer HDD which is is E instead of NY and Format type 512n & SIE Vs 512e & Standard Here is Toshiba website :https://storage.toshiba.com/enterprise-hdd/enterprise-capacity/mg08d-series Here is the link for what is available in the market.https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetai...T*MTcyMDUxMjQxOC4zLjEuMTcyMDUxMjQ1NS4yMy4wLjA. So what is the difference between them & can I use what is available in market ? Dell wants more than 3 times the market price. Thank You Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1443601-are-these-toshiba-hdd-same/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellowalkman Reporter Posted July 9 Reporter Share Posted July 9 may be this could help you: https://kb.romexsoftware.com/en-us/3-general/51-512n-512e-and-4kn-drives Mindovermaster 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1443601-are-these-toshiba-hdd-same/#findComment-598915062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 09/07/2024 at 16:06, hellowalkman said: may be this could help you: https://kb.romexsoftware.com/en-us/3-general/51-512n-512e-and-4kn-drives Wow, this is why I love entering the forums and seeing people sharing stuff. Do you think I knew about 512n, 512e, and 4Kn drives? Heck, the article says that 4Kn came with Windows 8. God wonders how many advancements each OS has; we only see the new and shiny with every release. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1443601-are-these-toshiba-hdd-same/#findComment-598915103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_49 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 On 09/07/2024 at 19:18, Jose_49 said: Wow, this is why I love entering the forums and seeing people sharing stuff. Do you think I knew about 512n, 512e, and 4Kn drives? Heck, the article says that 4Kn came with Windows 8. God wonders how many advancements each OS has; we only see the new and shiny with every release. This led me to investigate (I used ChatGPT). I was wondering why there weren't bigger sectors than 4K: Larger sectors mean fewer sectors per drive, which can complicate error correction and management. Compatibility Random Access Penalty: Larger sectors can negatively impact random access performance. Fragmentation: Larger sectors can exacerbate the problem of fragmentation, as small files will waste more space within each sector The algorithms and hardware needed to detect and correct errors become more complex with larger sector sizes Here's the full chat: https://chatgpt.com/share/8755940c-0dac-4492-ae3c-c869b29cbca3 hellowalkman 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1443601-are-these-toshiba-hdd-same/#findComment-598915107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_was_here Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Will this drive be in additional to your current one? Why not get a bigger drive? Also why stick with Toshiba? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1443601-are-these-toshiba-hdd-same/#findComment-598915191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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