Western Digital · SATA 6Gb/s
WD Ultrastar DC HC580 24TB Enterprise HDD (WUH722424ALE6L4)
24TB Ultrastar data-centre drive with CMR recording in a 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s form factor — 7200 RPM and 512MB cache for dense…
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SATA
SATA 6Gb/s is the default interface for NAS, JBOD shelves and cost-sensitive bulk storage. It is simple, universally supported and adequate for nearline hard drives, whose sequential throughput sits well below the interface limit.SATA models currently listed:Seagate Exos…
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Seagate · SATA 6Gb/s
Seagate Exos X24 24TB Enterprise HDD (ST24000NM000C)
24TB CMR nearline hard drive in a 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s form factor — 7200 RPM, 512MB cache, built for dense data-centre and…
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WD Ultrastar DC HC680 27TB Enterprise HDD (WSH722870ALE604)
27TB Ultrastar data-centre drive using UltraSMR (host-managed zoned) recording — 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 256MB cache. Linux-only: not for Windows, hardware…
View specsSamsung · SATA 6Gb/s
Samsung PM893 3.84TB Enterprise SATA SSD
3.84TB SATA enterprise SSD in a 2.5-inch form factor — read-intensive, for broad-compatibility server deployments.
View specsToshiba · SATA 6Gb/s
Toshiba MG09 18TB Enterprise HDD (MG09ACA18TE)
18TB CMR enterprise drive from the Toshiba MG series — 7200 RPM, 512MB cache, SATA, for archive and bulk storage.
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WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB Enterprise HDD (WUH721816ALE6L4)
16TB Ultrastar data-centre drive with CMR recording, helium sealing and a 550TB/year workload rating.
View specsSeagate · SATA 6Gb/s
Seagate Exos X20 20TB Enterprise HDD (ST20000NM007D)
20TB enterprise hard drive built for high-density enclosures: CMR, helium, 7200 RPM and a 550TB/year workload rating.
View specsSeagate · SATA 6Gb/s
Seagate Exos X18 18TB Enterprise HDD (ST18000NM000J)
18TB CMR enterprise hard drive with helium sealing, 7200 RPM and 256MB cache for dense data-centre and NAS storage.
View specsSeagate · SATA 6Gb/s
Seagate Exos X16 16TB Enterprise HDD (ST16000NM001G)
16TB helium-sealed enterprise hard drive with CMR recording, 7200 RPM and a 550TB/year workload rating — built for 24/7 data-centre and NAS…
View specsSATA 6Gb/s enterprise drives
SATA 6Gb/s is the default interface for NAS, JBOD shelves and cost-sensitive bulk storage. It is simple, universally supported and adequate for nearline hard drives, whose sequential throughput sits well below the interface limit.
SATA models currently listed:
- Seagate Exos X16 16TB
- Seagate Exos X20 20TB
- WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB
- WD Ultrastar DC HC680 27TB — UltraSMR, Linux-only
- Toshiba MG09 18TB
- Samsung PM893 3.84TB SATA SSD
When SATA is the right call
If the backplane is SATA and the workload is bulk storage, SATA drives are cheaper and equally appropriate. Do not buy SAS for a SATA-only chassis — it will not fit. See the SAS guide for the opposite case.
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