CONCLUSION

   Even though the X300 10TB is neither the largest capacity HDD in the market today nor is it the largest capacity model in the Toshiba line up it does extremely well in our tests. Yes, it doesn’t do quite as well as 12/14/16TB models but when compared to the 10TB models we’ve reviewed by Seagate in the past it actually surpasses most of them in most tests. The differences in performance may not be that great but still they are there so kudos to Toshiba for that. Reviewing however the 10TB variant of their X300 series when we reviewed the equivalent models by Seagate back in 2017 may strike some of you as a bit odd but the end result is what matters and we always welcome an extra model in our charts. The only “slight” downside of the X300 10TB HDD is its reported MTTF (mean time to failure) number which at 600.000 hours its roughly half compared to what Seagate reports for their equivalent models. This of course should have zero impact to regular consumers but it’s there so we have to address it regardless.

   At the moment of this review the Performance X300 10TB HDD by Toshiba retails for USD277.17 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 301Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) a price tag which actually places it over most if not all 10TB models in the market today. Still performance is there and quality is what you’d expect from a Toshiba drive (never had one fail on us to date after all) so the X300 10TB HDD is certainly worth of our Golden Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Excellent Read / Write Performance (For A 10TB Model)
- Features / Technologies
- Low Temperatures
- Available Capacities (2/4/5/6/8/10/12/14/16TB)
- 2 Year Limited Warranty

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Reported MTTF (Compared to The Competition)