WD Ultrastar DC HC550

18 TB, 3.5", CMR
Price in EUR including VAT, free shipping
EUR21,61/1TB
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Memory Size

Product details

Big Data's breadth and depth drives the general need for higher capacity for a wide range of applications and workloads. Western Digital is laying the foundation for a worry-free data center by providing
the capacity to handle the data explosion with the Ultrastar DC HC500 Series hard disk drives (HDDs). The DC HC500 Series is designed for public and private cloud environments where storage density and cost-effective infrastructure are critical. The 18TB/16TB Ultrastar DC HC550 hard disk drives are the first commercial implementation of power-assisted magnetic recording technology and use the industry's first three-stage actuator. These technologies, integrated with HelioSeal on a 9-disk platform, deliver the highest areal density and unsurpassed total cost of ownership for customer and market requirements. Extreme durability: 18 TB CMR hard drive for hyper-scale, cloud and enterprise storage

Key specifications

Interface
SATA III
Storage Technology
CMR
Memory Scope of application
Enterprise
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Item number
13546369

General information

Manufacturer
Western Digital
Category
Hard drives
Manufacturer no.
0F38459
Release date
15.6.2020

Data storage properties

Memory Scope of application
Enterprise
Data storage interface
SATA III
Form factor
3.5"
Storage capacity
18 TB
Cache
512 MB
Sustained Speed HDD
269 MB/s
Max. Speed
7200 RPM
Storage Technology
CMR
Hard disk filling
Air

Operating conditions

Maximum operating temperature
60 °C

Noise emission

Max. noise level
36 dB

Power supply

Power consumption (standby)
5.80 W
Power consumption
6.50 W

Origin

Country of origin
Singapore

Sustainability

Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Scope of delivery

Scope of delivery
Instruction manual

Product dimensions

Length
14.70 cm
Width
10.16 cm
Height
2.61 cm
Weight
690 g

Package dimensions

Length
17 cm
Width
15 cm
Height
5 cm
Weight
786 g

14-day cancellation right
30-day right of returnReturn policy
24 Months Statutory warrantyGuarantee provisions

Reviews & Ratings

Statutory warranty score

How often does a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category have a defect within the first 24 months?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.HPE
  • 3.Synology
  • 4.WD
  • 5.Seagate
  • 6.Toshiba

Statutory warranty case duration

How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.Seagate
  • 1.WD
  • 3.Toshiba
  • 4.HPE
  • 4.Synology

Return rate

How often is a product of this brand in the «Hard drives» category returned?

Source: Galaxus
  • 1.WD
  • 2.Synology
  • 3.Seagate
  • 4.Toshiba
  • 5.Dell
Source: Galaxus

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CT MagazinSingle testReleaseJanuary 2023
  • Positivecheap
  • PositiveModels up to 22 TByte
  • NegativeHigh no-load power consumption

Western Digital is currently the manufacturer with the highest hard drive capacities: 22 TBytes are available. The company relies on energy-assisted writing and a 64 GB flash component that accelerates access to metadata and also serves as a persistent drive cache. The Ultrastar is slightly faster than the Red Pro in the outer zones; it is also at the top of the test field in simultaneous reading...