Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16 TB
Category: Storage
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Type: HDD
Interface: SAS 12.0 Gb/s
Capacity: 16000
Read: 550 MB/s
Price: $539.99 from Amazon
Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16 TB
Type
HDD
Interface
SAS 12.0 Gb/s
Capacity
16000
Read
550 MB/s
Best price from Amazon
$539.99
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Overview
A 16000GB 3.5" HDD on the SAS 12.0 Gb/s interface. Sequential throughput tops out at 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes, backed by 512MB of cache. At roughly $0.03 per gigabyte it sits in the premium tier. At $539.99 it sits in the premium drive bracket.
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| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | HDD |
| Cache | 512 |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Interface | SAS 12.0 Gb/s |
| Read Speed | 550 MB/s |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Write Speed | 520 MB/s |
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