Seagate Exos X18 14TB 3.5" SAS III Internal Hard Drive, OEM

Before you settle for less, consider the Exos X18 14TB 3.5" SAS III Internal Hard Drive by Seagate, a reliable and high-performance solution for your data storage needs. This durable and spacious hard drive is designed to deliver maximum storage capacity with the highest rack-space efficiency, making it an ideal choice for enterprise-level systems and data-intensive applications.

The Exos X18 is not just about space; it's about speed too. With a spin speed of 7200 RPM and the advanced SAS III interface, this hard drive ensures faster data transfer and access, enhancing your system's responsiveness. Its advanced write caching feature, coupled with data transfer rates of up to 270 MB/s, provides a significant boost in performance without compromising on capacity.

This hard drive is designed with scalability in mind, supporting data analytics capabilities and other denser architectures for optimal rack space efficiency. It's a perfect fit for scalable hyperscale applications, cloud data centers, massive scale-out data centers, and big data applications. It's also ideal for high-capacity density RAID storage, mainstream enterprise external storage arrays, and distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph.

The Exos X18 also prioritizes data security. It features password protection and AES-256 hardware encryption with Seagate Secure, ensuring your data is safe and secure. Moreover, it offers PowerChoice and PowerBalance options, allowing for optimized power consumption when in use and idle, customizable to fit your specific needs.

With a 14 TB/year workload rating and 2.5M-hr MTBF, the Exos X18 is built to meet the most demanding storage requirements, offering superior reliability and durability. Whether it's for enterprise backup and restore, D2D, virtual tape, or centralized surveillance, the Exos X18 14TB 3.5" SAS III Internal Hard Drive is a dependable choice for all your data storage needs.