Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 — 8TB Enterprise SATA HDD (HUS728T8TALE6L4)

Designed for 24x7 datacenter and server environments, the Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 delivers high capacity, enterprise-class reliability and power efficiency for RAID, NAS, DAS and distributed-file systems. With an 8 TB capacity, 7200 RPM spindle speed and a large 256 MB cache, this drive supports heavy workloads (typical rating ~550 TB/year) and a quoted MTBF of 2,000,000 hours. Built on Ultrastar engineering, it includes a 5-year limited warranty for long-term deployment confidence.

Key benefits:

• Enterprise-grade endurance and reliability for constant operation and multi-drive arrays
• High performance for large sequential and mixed workloads with 7200 RPM and 256 MB buffer
• 6 Gb/s SATA interface and 512e sector emulation for broad compatibility with server and NAS platforms
• Optimized for object, cloud and distributed storage (Ceph, OpenStack Swift), as well as RAID/DAS/NAS and entry servers

• Model: HUS728T8TALE6L4 (also sold under part number 0B36404)
• Capacity: 8 TB (3.5-inch)
• Interface: SATA III (6 Gb/s)
• Spindle speed: 7200 RPM
• Cache: 256 MB
• Sector format: 512e (Advanced Format)
• Workload rating: enterprise-class (typical up to ~550 TB/year)
• MTBF: ~2,000,000 hours (per spec listings)
• Warranty: 5-year limited

• Hyperscale/cloud storage and distributed file systems (Hadoop, Ceph)
• Enterprise NAS, RAID arrays and direct-attached server storage
• Bulk/object storage and archival capacity where 24x7 reliability is required

Note: Specifications are based on manufacturer/reseller datasheets and listings for the Ultrastar DC HC320 series. Confirm compatibility with your server, NAS or RAID controller before installation.