End of last month, I got myself 8x4TB Ironwolfs. All came in sealed anti static packs so I didn’t think much of it. Today I saw NAS Compares video and realized I got burned. All disks are identified as Skyhawks with FARM data showing 5k to 10k hours on each disk, with all of them expired warranty.
I am looking to replacing these drives while I send them back for a refund. The only retailer I trust and haven’t scammed me previously with Ironwolfs now only carries WD ULTRASTARs.
Do these disks have any history of being EEPROM wiped like Seagate disks? I only see that they carry 8TB and higher capacities.
Another alternative is the Toshiba disks. Preferably 4 to 8TB variants. If anyone has any recommendations on these two in terms of Jonsbo N3 use case or has any information about similar scams on these two?