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WD Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721816ALE6L4 16 TB
SATA

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WD WUH721816ALE6L4
DC (server)helium5 year warranty
14 TB
SATA
16 TB
SAS
16 TB
SATA
18 TB
SAS
18 TB
SATA
Placement
built-in
Type
HDD
Features
server
Size
16000 GB
Form factor
3.5 "
Connection
SATA3
Helium
Manufacturer's warranty
5 years
Cache memory
512 MB
RPM
7200 rpm
Data transfer rate
262 MB/s
Operation power consumption
6.5 W
Standby power consumption
5.6 W
MTBF
2.5 M h
MTBF
600 K
Size
147x102x26 mm
Weight
690 g
Added to E-Catalog
january 2021
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0F38462

HC500 series of helium-filled hard drives.
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Western Digital WUH721816ALE6L4 35" 16TB SATA 6Gb/s72K RPM 512M 0F38462 512e/4Kn HDD

16TB capacity in a standard 3.5-inch form factor CMR technology works with all capacity enterprise applications & environments The first HDD in the industry to harness Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording (EAMR) technology improves writability and therefore increases areal density. HelioSeal technology is the foundation for Western Digital’s high c... moreapacity HDDs and this is the 6th generation of HelioSeal product With its massive capacity and 2.5M MTBF (projected) reliability rating, the Ultrastar DC HC550 is ideal for object storage implementations. Object storage systems with erasure coding provide better data durability compared to RAID systems, given their tolerance for simultaneous error conditions. 2.5M hours (projected) MTBF rating & 5-year limited warranty
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Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 WUH721818ALE601 0F38452 18TB 7.2K RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e TCG-Enterprise SED Power Disable 3.

Distributed File Systems Cloud & Hyperscale storage The first HDD in the industry to harness Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording (EAMR) technology improves writability 21% lower idle W/TB than 14TB Ultrastar helium-filled drives HelioSeal technology is the foundation for Western Digital's high capacity hard drives The industry's first Triple Stage A... morectuator (TSA) enhances head-positioning accuracy 512MB cache buffer improves response time and data management
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WD Ultrastar DC HC550 18TB Hard Drive 3.5' Internal 512MB SATA 7200 RPM 512E SE NP3 DC HC550 0F38459 (WUH721818ALE6L4)

18/16TB capacity in a standard 3.5-inch form factor CMR technology works with all capacity enterprise applications & environments Reliable, field-proven, 6th generation design Industry's first HDD with Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording technology Industry's first Triple Stage Actuator HelioSeal design delivers outstanding power efficiency 2.5M hou... morers (projected) MTBF rating
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WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB Hard Drive 3.5' Internal 512MB SATA 7200 RPM 512E SE NP3 DC HC550 0F38462 (WUH721816ALE6L4)

18/16TB capacity in a standard 3.5-inch form factor CMR technology works with all capacity enterprise applications & environments Reliable, field-proven, 6th generation design Industry's first HDD with Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording technology Industry's first Triple Stage Actuator HelioSeal design delivers outstanding power efficiency 2.5M hou... morers (projected) MTBF rating Self-Encrypting Drive Options
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