I'm suspecting Toshiba might just be "a well-kept open secret" and people want to keep them for themselves. That's my only explanation for their absence in recommendations. Perhaps combined with that probably the other manufacturers actively market in ways that Toshiba doesn't care for.
Gone through a bunch of their MG/MN series drives over 5+y, and the 3/5y warranty was honored without BS on the one RMA case. You can also see them track well in Backblaze rankings.
Their N series are supposedly also great but never saw the point in paying the premium.
I have no idea why you would pay more or the same for same-sized drives from either Seagate or WD if you have the option.
Gone through a bunch of their MG/MN series drives over 5+y, and the 3/5y warranty was honored without BS on the one RMA case. You can also see them track well in Backblaze rankings.
Their N series are supposedly also great but never saw the point in paying the premium.
I have no idea why you would pay more or the same for same-sized drives from either Seagate or WD if you have the option.