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The Western Digital 8TB Ultrastar DC HC320 is a high-performance SATA HDD designed for enterprise-level data storage and backup. With a 7200 RPM speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface, and a robust 256MB cache, it ensures fast data transfer and reliable performance for demanding workloads. Built for 24/7 operation, this drive offers durability and advanced features to maintain data integrity.
| RAM | 8 TB |
| Hard Drive | 8 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Series | Ultrastar DC HA200 Series |
| Item model number | HUS728T8TALE6L4 |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Item Weight | 1.41 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.79 x 4 x 1.03 inches |
| Color | Gold |
| Number of Processors | 1 |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Language | English |
| ASIN | B07H4PR6HN |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | August 24, 2018 |
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Hitachi makes great drives
This drive has been nothing but stellar, performed above specs amd been running ever since last, storage capacity was as advertised and it basicly plug and play
N**0
Get this for your NAS...
HGST, once a separate drive manufacturer owned by Hitachi, was purchased by Western Digital in 2012. By 2018 Western Digital had dropped the name "HGST" from any of its drives. It did, however, continue to use the HGST brand name "Ultrastar" for drives made by the former HGST.This remains the case today as I understand the WD hardware lineup in which Ultrastar drives are the former HGST drives, but with HGST branding removed and now called "Western Digital Ultrastar."The importance of this is that according the the best source of information on drive reliablity (Backblaze's hard drive stats), HGST drives were the most reliable data center drives made with Western Digital drives not even being included in Backblaze's stats because they wouldn't use them in their data centers because of their terrible reliability issues.Western Digital's WD Red and Red Pro lines of data center drives have improved, but Western Digital's Ultrastar drives with their HGST heritage remain top-of-the-class for reliability. The reason they're cheaper here is that Ultrastar isn't generally sold to consumers in the USA, and thus you are likely buying OEM equipment from a reseller rather than buying direct-to-consumer products from Western Digital when you buy these drives. This means that you will probably not be getting a Western Digital warranty with these drives, but a reseller warranty which may or may not be worth anything.So what about the lack of warranty? Honestly, I want a drive that lasts, not a warranty. The cost of replacing a drive is nothing compared to the cost of having to deal with a failure and then rebuild of the whole RAID setup of my NAS. I far prefer a drive that will last to a drive that is more likely to fail, but has a better warranty for when it fails.These are absolutely the 8TB drives I wanted for my new Synology NAS. I don't care about penny-per-month differences in power consumption. I don't care about a few decibels here and there of noise variation. I want a drive that will last, and based on HGST heritage and technology, these are the drives I bought and am now using.
N**N
Trustworthiness on the line?
Deceptive selling of refurbished for a declared new product.This really got me good both times. Learn from my lessons and a few others that gone before you. Purchased a drive on January 5, 2025. I installed in, within two days, the drive hummed like a 747 taking off when it's on. I dismissed it as, "Oh, it's just the nature of the beast." In a total of 5 days, the drive started to click. Alarm sounds went off in my head. I installed the WD DashBoard and pulled up CrystalDiskInfo. WD Dashboard returned "Failed with Error Code: 7". It was on its way out. I checked the operational hours, the HDD already had 25,266 hours logged on it.I gave the seller the benefits of the doubt and requested a replacement. New drive came in, placed the drive into system, first thing first, ran the CrystalDiskInfo, and 38,944 hours was already logged. This is from the "Buy New" option from the seller. This is not "Recondition" or "Refurbished". This is straight up "Buy New" option. While the replacement drive under operation, I can hear intermittent high-pitch humming sound. None of my other drives are doing it. Not even my NVR drives that have been running for the past 7 years. These older drives were brand spanking new at very premium prices.Surely enough, upon contacting WD like everyone else, since it's an OEM drive, there is no warranty of any kind. The only warranty you have is data recovery as you purchase it along with the drive. Other than that, there's absolutely no other warranty. I know drives like these can last a long time, or it can crap out in a couple of weeks. If you are up in a Russian Roulette gamble with your precious data, go for it. I'll be using this drive as temporary storage rather relying on it as part of the RAID or standalone for long-term data storage. I'll trust it as far as I can sneeze at it.
