Toshiba MQ01ABD032 320GB SATA 3GB/s 5400RPM 2.5 Inch 9.5mm Internal Hard Drive

Great item works well ,delivery was fast would recommend

quick purchase and delivery well packed great price so will recommend

I was getting messages on my Packard Bell laptop, that the hard drive was failing and should be replaced. I was a bit disappointed as it was only 4 years old, and lightly used. Having established that it was a 1TB Toshiba SATA hard drive, I resolved to replace with the same make. A quick search of Amazon found this drive, which I ordered and had delivered next day. It came well packaged, and in an anti-static bag. I had already backed up my files, and created a system image using Windows 10 (It's actually a Windows 7 app). Installing the hard drive turned out to be as easy as removing a few screws, and lifting out the old one, then slotting in the new one. It took less than 10 minutes. It fired up immediately, using the recovery disk I was prompted to create when I upgraded to Windows 10 a few months ago.I then connected the external hard drive with the system image, and let it do it's stuff. In no time, my PC was working again as if nothing had happened. Overall I am delighted with the purchase, and it's performance is as it should be. A good product at a great price.

I bought this as an upgrade for my PS3 HDD (Hard Disc Drive), after I had filled the 320GB HDD that came with it. I was taking a gamble by going for a 1TB HDD, as I had no real idea if the PS3 would handle such a large HDD or if it would affect performance. After doing a fair bit of research and reading on the web, I settled on this HDD, for a number of reasons: 1) It was the correct dimensions - PS3 HDD have to be 9.5mm high, some 2.5inch HDD are taller than 9.5mm and won't fit in the PS3. 2) Running speed of 5400rpm - PS3 is compatible with HDD's that run at 5400rpm, I've read online that some people have put in HDD's that run at 7200rpm, but I chose to stay safe and avoid the risk of overheating my PS3. 3) The HDD has only two platters - the fewer the platters in the HDD, the quicker the HDD read speed. It also has a decent size buffer, more than what the PS3 needs on the HDD. 4) 1TB size for a reasonable price. Installation of the new HDD was relatively straight foward - one tip I would give is to do your research and read up on how to change the HDD before attempting to change the HDD in your PS3 - because its not about just removing one HDD and sticking the new one in, you also need to install the PS3 system software. Sony's PlayStation website has all the information in its help and support pages. Imagine my relief when the old 320GB HDD I took out of my PS3 was also a Toshiba..!! It's only been in my PS3 for a little over a month now, which is why I'm only giving it 4 stars, because I do not yet know about how well it will perform over time. However, up to now I've had no issues with it, it's no more louder than the previous HDD and seems to read data quickly, and I've already filled half of its total free space!! Please be aware that when you buy a HDD, you do not get the full amount of space available after installation I had 828GB / 931GB, but that is still more than enough HDD space to be lasting me for the foreseeable future, or until I eventually decide to go to PS4.

Works a treat as a replacement on my freesat. Upped it from 500g to 1Tb. You tube tells you how to do it too.

I am so disappointed this drive has failed in less than a year. I am now in the process of recovering data, and I know I have lost some. I used to think Toshiba was quality, but no longer. I'm afraid this is now the last straw after other Toshiba products have failed on me.

I got the 500GB of this drive to go with an external USB 3.0 enclosure https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LS31KQG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 to make a nice (and cheaper) alternative to a 512GB USB memory stick thumb drive thingy. OK, so the capacity is only 465GB (after formatting etc) but at under £30 along with the above enclosure I reckon it's good value for money. It's being put through its paces as I type - it's already had over 200GB of data transferred to it, and then deleted, the transfer rate dropped quite a bit for the second onslaught (down to 30MB/sec), so I gave it a Quick Format and the transfer rate was back up to speed (about 110MB/sec from both my internal HDD and an external USB 3.0 HDD). OK, so it doesn't fit in the pocket like a good memory stick, but when it's capacity you want along with reasonable speed (yes, I know there are memory sticks faster than this - I have a couple - but they cost rather more than this did) then this seems to be just the ticket. Plus, it's Toshiba - a well-known and respected brand, not some new no-name/almost random combination of letters name brand that may be here today and gone tomorrow. I'm happy; I just hope it lasts...

I bought 4-5 of them. For storage, I used to have them as internal drives, but on old laptops, 4-8 GB RAM, 10-15 old. After 80% of usage, it would slow down CPU with heavy programs. Never crashed.

PERFECT!!!!!

Used this for my 15 inch old laptop..

Recomiendo este producto por calidad y precio a todos aquellos que tengan un portatil que reparar porque su disco duro a fallado y no es de ultima generacion. Va a la perfección!

Sinónimo de eficiencia y alta calidad, a un grandioso precio. Tiene 12.5 mm de alto en lugar de los 9.5 mm de los discos duros mas utilizados.

Perfecte hard disk. Exact als gezocht