Economical Capacities and Fast Data Access Key Requirements for HDDs in the Data Center
IT managers need to offer storage tiers as they deploy purpose-built solutions to meet their on-prem, off-prem & cloud storage requirements. While helium filled drives enable the highest capacities, air-filled drives offer important benefits. With a lower TCA (total cost of acquisition), legacy options, and higher access density (IOPs/TB), they are the perfect choice for maintaining a desired level of performance while allowing customers to tailor budgets to meet their needs. The Ultrastar® DC HC300-series help to address data center requirements by providing capacities from 4TB to 10TB1 while increasing performance over prior generations. They are designed for a variety of applications including traditional storage arrays, rack-mounted storage enclosures and server-based distributed storage systems, as well as distributed and scalable computing, including block and file storage architectures. They are offered at 7,200 RPM with either 6Gb/s SATA or 12Gb/s SAS interface in Advanced Format 4Kn and512e format4. A 512n option is also available on 4TB models to support legacy systems with native 512-byte block sizes.
Pros: This drive shows up as an HGST product and the serial number is inventoried in the HGST system so it appears this is just a WD sticker. If looking for an HGST product this one should be the real deal.
Cons: Louder than most WD drives I have used in the past but not that bad. I cannot hear it over the other fans in the rack.
I was a little disappointed I could not register this device on the WD website with all my other drives.
Overall Review: I did talk to WD and Tech Walker support as this drive said it did not come with a warranty on the WD support page. It turns out this drives serial number is inventoried through the HGST and not the WD system so the drives warranty information would need to be verified there. After learning this information I confirmed that the drive I received qualified for the 5 year warranty on the HGST site. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the two companies merge resources and all warranty information will be verifiable on one platform.
It is important to note that WD only warranties drives purchased through their authorized vendor list so purchasing from Tech Walker as the direct seller should be enough to guarantee the warranty.
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Pros: This drive shows up as an HGST product and the serial number is inventoried in the HGST system so it appears this is just a WD sticker. If looking for an HGST product this one should be the real deal. Cons: Louder than most WD drives I have used in the past but not that bad. I cannot hear it over the other fans in the rack. I was a little disappointed I could not register this device on the WD website with all my other drives. Overall Review: I did talk to WD and Tech Walker support as this drive said it did not come with a warranty on the WD support page. It turns out this drives serial number is inventoried through the HGST and not the WD system so the drives warranty information would need to be verified there. After learning this information I confirmed that the drive I received qualified for the 5 year warranty on the HGST site. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before the two companies merge resources and all warranty information will be verifiable on one platform. It is important to note that WD only warranties drives purchased through their authorized vendor list so purchasing from Tech Walker as the direct seller should be enough to guarantee the warranty.