Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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16TB Toshiba MG08 hard drive reviewed, initialized, formatted and tested, before being fitted as an upgrade in a LaCie D2 Quadra external drive.

The 18TB MG09 version of the drive can be found on Amazon US here: amzn.to/3z17H3r and the 16TB MG08 version I purchased is on Amazon UK here: amzn.to/3Azlb6Z Note that these are affiliate links from which I will earn a commission.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:54 16TB HDD
04:31 Initialize & Format
06:48 Performance (tests)
10:00 LaCie (Quadra D2) Upgrade
16:35 Wrap

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