Toshiba MQ01ABD 1 TB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive MQ01ABD100

I ordered this product to replace a failed hard drive in my old HP 14t-j000 Envy laptop from like 2013. I could have just scrapped the old laptop for cash and got a new one but I wanted to fix it because it held a special place in my autistic heart and love for inanimate objects.So I bought this cheap harddrive instead because I like a good deal. So far, it's been reliable and functioning splendidly. I'm impressed with the price range as well, very affordable. So far so good!

I had an old laptop that wasn't getting used anymore, I wanted to use it as something dedicated for my 3d printer set up. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on anything, especially since I already had an old computer. I powered it on and of course it wouldn't give me anything. I did a little troubleshooting and watched some YouTube videos and found the easy fix was a new hard drive. I ordered this, it came fast, and it was a great price, now my computer works again. Of course, it is slow, but I didn't want anything special, and this hard drive does exactly what I wanted from it. I would buy another one if needed in the future.

This HDD works great in my MacBook Pro. While most people covet SSDs, I want the large capacity of SATA drives and this 1TB 2.5" HDD fits the bill (it's a true 1TB drive with 999.86GB of usable space AFTER formatting ... in the past I've bought 500GB drives that barely gave me 470GB of space and other 1TB drives that gave me 975GB or less of space).The process:(1) I used the cloning software SuperDuper! to make a [bootable] copy of the HDD on a Mercury Firewire Drive. That's the longest part of the operation.(2) I rebooted the Firewire as the start-up disk to make sure it was bootable - and indeed it was.(3) I shutdown the MacBook Pro, removed the bottom screws (a couple of minutes), and once the cover is off there are only two screws to remove (a retaining bar) that allows you to remove the HDD. A quick swap, screw the bottom enclosure back on, boot-up and you're good-to-go.(4) Next thing: just copy your bootable backup to this new Toshiba (much quicker, about 33% of the time, than the initial back-up). Once completed, just shutdown and reboot without the Firewire Drive connected. The actual swapping of the HDD took less than 10-minutes (don't be afraid to do it yourself - don't pay someone else over $100 to do it for you).My old HDD was about 63% full - so maybe that's the reason - but this drive operates a bit faster than the OEM 500GB that I took out of it (no, I did not benchmark it but the speed increase is obvious).In summary, this SATA works great, was an easy replacement in my MacBook Pro, and the cost-vs.-capacity makes this a great "value" purchase.

Used it to replace my old hard drive in my HP. Fit exactly, easy to install, and works good.

Pros:- Worked at install time.- Item received matched description.Cons:- Died after 105 days.I give it 1 star for being a working drive when received. 105 day runtime is completely unacceptable regardless of the cheap price. Drive was installed in stable environment. Not subject to excessive vibration. Operating temperatures average 40 degrees. Clean steady power from good quality UPS. No excuse for the incredibly short lifespan of this drive. Could be that I just had bad luck and got a rare bad one. I did order another of the same as a backup which is running now. Time will tell if this second one performs better. I do think it is suspect that I purchased this drive in December of 2023 and the manufacture date on the drive is January 2018.

My xbox one hard drive died after 9 years so I got this one and it works well no issues, perfect fit. Really affordable too,quiet ,everything as expected

I really don't need 1 tb of capacity, but the price was a no brainer. In that regard, it makes a lot of sense to me. There are offers for hard drives of less than half the capacity of this one, selling for much more. I'm pleased with this purchase and has been working flawlessly since I installed it. Again, the price is right!

Note: Dell Inspiron 22 3263 modelBefore you replace, create a recovery file. My hard drive (HD) was failing, so I was able to create a recovery file before replacing the HD. If you just replace the HD and turn it on, you'll get an error "No boot device found." You have to click on F12 as it begins to boot to have it run the reinstall from the USB, if you're using USB. If you have the windows and Dell utilities disc, then you'll select CD drive, so it begins booting from that point. I think some of the negative reviews saying the HD is faulty or junk has to do with user error in not following HD replacement instructions for their PC.