Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16 TB

This is a 16000GB 3.5" HDD on the SAS 12.0 Gb/s interface. At roughly $0.04 per gigabyte it sits in the premium tier. Sequential throughput reaches 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes, backed by 512MB of cache. Expect to pay around $694.45, which lands it among premium options.

Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current drive prices across retailers. Western Digital backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms. Every published spec is tabulated below, and compatibility against your current part list is checked automatically.