HGST WD Ultrastar DC HC520 12TB SAS Enterprise HDD

This SAS drive is not designed for personal computers. Double-check your interface controller to ensure compatibility with SAS. This model is the 4Kn SAS version, which may cause compatibility issues with legacy systems due to the 4K native sector formatting. The product is intended for enterprise and data center applications where capacity density, power efficiency, and reliability are paramount. It is ideal for cloud and hyperscale storage, massive scale-out high-density data centers, distributed file systems, and bulk storage using object storage solutions like CEPH and OpenStack Swift. It can also serve as primary and secondary storage for Hadoop to support Big Data Analytics, as well as centralized video surveillance.

The 12TB storage capacity of this drive offers more watts per terabyte than previous hard drives, thanks to its helium-weld design, which helps to reduce temperature and vibration. This power-efficient design, combined with the necessary capacity density, makes it a cost-effective solution for enterprise storage. The drive has a reliability rating of 2.5 million hours mean-time-between-failure, making it perfect for cloud and hyperscale storage applications that require data integrity.

The product is shipped in a pressure-rated box to ensure safe delivery, and it includes a 5-year limited manufacturer warranty.

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