I just received my brand new Segate Exos X20 (actually, two of them, for my new ZFS pool), but I was wondering if it’s genuine: https://i.imgur.com/OHdcjxb.png
Compared to the images online, there isn’t the fancy Exos logo on top (image from web, for comparison).
Also, I read on the web that is more noisy that the average hard drive, so I was expecting to hear a noisy motor, but actually the motor itself is very quiet, I think quieter than the other drives I own, but the drive it’s very noisy when it read or write data (it looks like there is a hamster wheel inside). Is it normal?
Also, not on this unit, but on the other one that I’m testing right now, I noticed a small dent on the enclosure. Should I be worried, or as far it works properly I should be fine? (I’m running a full disk test using f3, feel free to recommend me better tools)
Thank you guys!
Nothing extraordinary, looks genuine. These white ones are OEM drives.
Motors are mostly silent, yes. It is normal.
If the dent was caused by pressure that’s fine. If the dent was caused by an impact it’s not fine.
if you crack your head but then you work properly, it’s fine-ish, I guess?