Features
Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO) Drives The Data Center Architecture
Data center decisions are driven by TCO. Higher capacity hard drives play a leading role in reducing TCO. An 18TB data center HDD provides 29% more capacity in the same form factor as a 14TB HDD. Higher capacity HDDs enable data centers to lower CapEx by reducing supporting hardware and system level costs when compared to lower capacity drives. Helium-sealed, low power, high reliability drives reduce energy and maintenance costs, contributing to OpEx savings. For example, a data center using 18TB HDDs vs. 14TB HDDs can require 22% fewer racks while consuming 21% less power per TB at idle, resulting in significant overall TCO reduction for data center environments.
Raising The Capacity Bar With New Technologies
Ultrastar DC HC550 DATA CENTER DRIVE integrates a suite of technologies on a 9-disk platform to create a new class of HDDs. 18TB capacity is achieved by combining technologies that improve areal density working together with technologies that improve performance and reduce power consumption.
- The first HDD in the industry to harness Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording (EAMR) technology improves writability and therefore increases areal density.
- The industry's first Triple Stage Actuator (TSA) enhances head-positioning accuracy, delivering better performance and increased areal density.
- HelioSeal® technology is the foundation for Western Digital's high capacity HDDs and this is the 6th generation of HelioSeal product. Western Digital has shipped >65 million HelioSeal products to date.
Specifications
Manufacturer: WD (Western Digital)
Product No.: WUH721816ALE6L4
Capacity: 16 TB
RPM: 7,200
Interface: SATA
Security: SE
Compatibility: Compatible with Windows, Windows Server and Linux
Dimension: 14.7cm x 10.2 cm x 2.62 cm (5.79" x 4" x 1.03")
Product Weight: 0.69kg (1.52lbs)
Transfer Rate: Up to 600MB/s
Drive: 3.5"
Warranty: 60 Months*
*Warranty period is as stated above unless the manufacturer has chosen to specify a longer period. All warranties are return to base unless otherwise specified.