n3wbie

both are stdt5000100 firmware 03.4.2

i have 2 of these, one runs at 120 mb/s and the other has always run at 20 mb/s (in warranty and trying to get an exchange). someone on another site wrote a review and had the same experience, 1 of 2 just defective out of the box -- not apparently dead or dying, just going at <20% the advertised speed since day one. maybe it's just a fluke but i've not experienced the same reliability that others claim. backblaze has done an analysis showing seagate drives failing at a markedly higher rate than wd or hgst. i've had 2 smaller seagate externals working fine for 5+ years now so maybe it's just the newer drives have poorer quality control.