Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III

Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III

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Economical Capacity – Helps address budget and access requirements. High Performance – Up to 12% faster than prior generation Ultrastar 7K6000. Drop-in Ready – Designed for traditional storage and server applications. As the industry evolves to develop purpose-built solutions for growing data storage requirements, IT managers continue to rely on lower capacity drives that are economical to acquire, yet deliver quick and reliable data access for traditional data center applications. Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, Ultrastar DC HC320 is an 8TB HDD that helps address economic and access requirements of many traditional IT workloads. Lower capacity drives also help address architecture limitations. The Ultrastar DC HC320 is designed for traditional storage and server applications as well as distributed and scalable computing, including block and file storage architectures, providing fast 7200 RPM performance and lower acquisition cost to help ease budget constraints.. Features. Mean time between failures (MTBF). 2000000 h. Start/stop cycles. 600000. Average latency. 4.16 ms. Read seek time. 8 ms. Write seek time. 8.6 ms. HDD sustained transfer rate. 243 MiB/s. HDD interface transfer rate. 6 Gbit/s. Storage drive buffer size. 256 MB. Component for. Server/workstation. Type. HDD. Interface. Serial ATA III. HDD size. 3.5". HDD speed. 7200 RPM. HDD capacity. 8 TB. Power. Operating voltage. 5 / 12 V. Power consumption (read). 8.8 W. Power consumption (write). 8.8 W. Power consumption (idle). 7.4 W. General. Product family. Ultrastar. Operational conditions. Non-operating shock. 300 G. Operating shock. 70 G. Non-operating vibration. 1.04 G. Operating vibration. 0.67 G. Storage temperature (T-T). -40 - 70 °C. Operating temperature (T-T). 5 - 60 °C. Packaging content. Storage drive adapter included. No. Weight & dimensions. Weight. 715 g. Height. 26.1 mm. Depth. 147 mm. Width. 101.6 mm. Packaging data. Quantity per pack. 1 pc(s). Logistics data. Harmonized System (HS) code. 84717050. leaflet

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Marque Western Digital
Référence fabricant 0b36404
EAN 0829686005181

Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III: complete technical analysis for 2026

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Who is this Informatique for?

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For intensive or occasional use

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Market price ranges in 2026

RangeIndicative price
Entry-levelUnder 384300 £
Mid-range384300 £ to 896710 £
High-endOver 896710 £

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Frequently asked questions about Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 internal hard drive 8 TB 7200 RPM 256 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III

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