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HGST Ultrastar He12 | HUH721212ALE601 | 0F27454 | 12TB 7200 RPM 256MB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Cache | 512E | BitLocker Hard Drive Encryption | Power Disable Function |

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Features

  • High capacity, energy efficiency and reliability: The Ultrastar He12 hard drive has a capacity of 12TB in a standard 3.5" form factor. In addition, PMR technology works with all applications and capacity enterprise environments. Trust HGST and Ultrastar He12 to deliver more capacity, efficiency, reliability and value to your data center.
  • Durability and data security: The Ultrastar He12 hard drive is the best choice for object storage implementations with its massive capacity and industry-leading reliability index. Compliance and confidentiality requirements require increased data security.
  • HGST QUALITY AND RELIABILITY: Ultrastar He12 extends the HGST brand's long tradition of performance and leadership in performance and capacity. The proven design of the drive enables high reliability and availability of customer data. In addition, this disc has a 3 year warranty by the seller.
  • HelioSeal Technology: HelioSeal technology is a fundamental building block for high-capacity hard drives (HDDs). This innovative technology seals the hard drive tightly and replaces the air inside with helium, which is one seventh the density of the air.

Description

Laying the foundation for a worry-free data center, HGST offers the ability to conquer the data explosion - Ultrastar He12 HDD. Designed to handle workloads of up to 550TB per year, the Ultrastar He12 is the industry's first 12TB hard drive and uses PMR technology to make it ready for any application or enterprise environment. The stable internal environment created by fourth- generation HelioSeal technology enables a new 8-drive design, increasing capacity by 20% over the previous generation's 7-drive design. This highest capacity helium disk offers the industry's lowest power profile to help data center architects meet environmental goals and requirements. Targeted at an MTBF of 2.5 million hours, the Ultrastar He12 hard drive offers the highest reliability rating available of any hard drive on the market today based on the successful design of its 10TB, 8TB and 6TB predecessors. Trust HGST and the Ultrastar He12 hard drive to deliver more capacity, efficiency, reliability and value to your data center. This drive includes a Power Disable feature that allows the host system to easily power on the drive to perform a hard reset. Make sure your system will support this feature.

Digital Storage Capacity: 12 TB


Hard Disk Interface: Serial ATA


Connectivity Technology: SATA


Brand: HGST


Special Feature: Portable


Hard Disk Form Factor: 3.5 Inches


Hard Disk Description: Mechanical Hard Disk


Compatible Devices: helium


Installation Type: Internal Hard Drive


Color: Silver


Hard Drive: ‎12 TB Mechanical Hard Disk


Brand: ‎HGST


Series: ‎HUH721212ALE601/CR


Item model number: ‎HUH721212ALE601/CR


Hardware Platform: ‎PC


Item Weight: ‎1.81 pounds


Product Dimensions: ‎6 x 4 x 1 inches


Item Dimensions LxWxH: ‎6 x 4 x 1 inches


Color: ‎Silver


Flash Memory Size: ‎12 TB


Hard Drive Interface: ‎Serial ATA


Hard Drive Rotational Speed: ‎7200 RPM


Manufacturer: ‎HGST


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: ‎No


Date First Available: ‎September 6, 2018


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