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WD 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD (OEM)
Key Features
- 18TB Storage Capacity
- 3.5" Form Factor
- SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface
- 512MB Cache
The 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD from WD is a high-performance, large-capacity drive designed for enterprise environments that have intensive data and storage needs. This drive has a storage capacity of 18TB and a 3.5" form factor with a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, rotational speed of 7200 rpm, and 512MB cache that help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers at speeds of up 269 MB/s. As a professional-grade drive, it has an MTBF rating of 2.5 million hours, an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.35%, 600,000 load/unload cycles, an error rate of 1 in 1015 non-recoverable bits read, and a workload of up to 550TB per year, plus WD's HelioSeal technology, which replaces the air inside the drive with helium. This allows for increased efficiency, reliability, and capacity, thanks to reduced vibration, improved areal density, cooler operating temperatures, and reduced power requirements.
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I'm thinking of getting this along with a hard ...
I'm thinking of getting this along with a hard drive enclosure so it can be used as an external drive. Are there any downsides to using the drive in this manner? Thanks.
No, this device would be fully compatible in this manner.
Date published: 2021-03-16
Is this drive compatible with a Synology 1515+? ...
Is this drive compatible with a Synology 1515+? Its not listed on the Synology compatibility web site.
The drive is with SATA 3 and posology 1515+ interface is SATA ll. SATA 3 drives are backwards compatible with SATA 2 ports. hence Synology 1515+ should support this drive
Date published: 2022-02-15
What is the warranty of this?
What is the warranty of this?
This drive comes with a 5 year warranty from WD.
Date published: 2021-04-24
Would this 18 TB drive be suitable for use as a ...
Would this 18 TB drive be suitable for use as a 2nd hard drive in a PC with Windows 10?
Yes. It works absolutely fine as a desktop PC hard drive.
Date published: 2022-12-18
I’m a professional photographer and all of my ...
I’m a professional photographer and all of my images are stored via these large drives. My operating system is on a ssd, and when I first bring images in they are processed on my ssd drive. But one I store them, they are still accessed by my software (Lightroom and other Adobe products), and often I’m still retrieving, searching for and editing the images long after they were moved off my ssd drive. This drive will be wired directly into my mother board and PC that has 4 storage drives. What are the pros of the following two drives and cons for my situation. Which would you recommend? Thank you.
SSDs should be used for your applications and OS.
The hard drives should be used for storing and retrieving your data files.
Date published: 2021-03-18
Video files particularly RAW video files are huge ...
Video files particularly RAW video files are huge and result in the need to store terabytes of video files which need to be accessible for editing. Would this 18 TB drive be suitable for use in a Windows 10 PC or is there a problem or disadvantage to using this drive as a secondary hard drive in a PC?
Make sure to have a backup of your data on at least 2 devices, ideally on "parity drives".
Date published: 2021-07-16
Are these drives warrantied in Canada?
Are these drives warrantied in Canada?
No. This WD 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD, would have a 5 year manufacturers USA warranty.
Date published: 2021-11-02
Is this drive CMR or SMR?
Is this drive CMR or SMR?
WD 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD is a CMR drive.
Date published: 2021-03-11