Designed for use in RAID or NAS arrays with 1 to 8 drive bays, the Toshiba 16TB N300 7200rpm SATA III NAS HDDfrom Toshiba 16TB N300 7200rpm SATA III NAS HDDmeets the reliability, performance, endurance, and scalability requirements of 24/7 NAS applications for personal, home office, and small business use. This 16TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 512MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a rate of up to 281 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 300,000 load/unload cycles, 1 in 10¹⁴ non-recoverable read errors per bits read, a workload rate of up to 180TB per year, and a 1.2 million hour MTTF. Shock protection is provided by a rotational vibration sensor, while ramp loading helps reduce wear and Error Recovery Control limits recovery time to help optimize error correction.

16TB Storage Capacity    3.5" Form Factor    SATA III 6 Gb/s Interface    512MB Cache    7200 rpm Rotational Speed    Up to 281 MB/s Data Transfer Speeds    24/7 Operation    Supports Arrays with 1 to 8 Drive Bays    1.2 Million Hour MTTF    Workload Rate up to 180TB per Year

• 1 to 8-bay NAS arrays
• Desktop RAID arrays and servers
• Multimedia server storage

• Supports multi-RAID systems with up to 8 bays
• Designed for 24/7 operations with a workload rate of up to 180TB per year

• Integrated RV sensors help ensure high reliability against shock and vibrations by detecting and minimizing rotational vibration effects in multi-bay NAS systems

• On-board cache algorithm and buffer management optimize cache allocation between read and write cycles for improved real-time drive performance

• A 512MB data buffer ensures high performance and fast read speed during data intensive operation
• Fast data transfer speeds of up to 281 MB/s provides quick access to essential content

• Ramp loading technology reduces wear to the recording head and media for improved drive reliability
• Error Recovery Control technology limits recovery time to help optimize error correction in RAID environments

• The drive automatically adjusts the seek speed when it reaches a critical temperature to help reduce heat buildup during high temperature operations

• High reliability with an MTTF of up to 1.2 million hours
• Limited 3-year warranty

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How are these for traveling? I'm planning on using with HD enclosure for field video editing huge 4k capacity videos (10+tb) that no SSD has.

A: The Seagate 18TB Exos X18 drives are just as durable and fragile as other hard drives. They are solid but should be subject to shock or vibration.

Q: 2. Will this drive work in the QNAP TS 563 Its compatible .?

A: Yes, the WD 12TB Gold 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD (BH #WE121KRYZSPW), is compatible with the QNAP TS-563.

Q: 3. Is this a dual-port SAS interface?

A: The WD 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 has a single SAS interface.

Q: 4. Where are the rest of the storage capabilities?

A: We have 4-16TB available.

Q: 5. Are these new drives CMR or SMR? Thanks

A: The WD 8TB Red Plus 5640 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD is a CMR drive.

Q: 6. Is this a CMR drive? For use in Ubiquiti UNVR-Pro

A: The Seagate 8TB SkyHawk AI 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal Surveillance HDD is a CMR type drive. Seagate's website still states all Skyhawk drives are CMR.

Q: 7. I’m a professional photographer and all of my images are stored via these large drives. My operating system is on a ssd, and when I first bring images in they are processed on my ssd drive. But one I store them, they are still accessed by my software (Lightroom and other Adobe products), and often I’m still retrieving, searching for and editing the images long after they were moved off my ssd drive. This drive will be wired directly into my mother board and PC that has 4 storage drives. What are the pros of the following two drives and cons for my situation. Which would you recommend? Thank you.

A: SSDs should be used for your applications and OS. The hard drives should be used for storing and retrieving your data files.

Q: 8. Is this an enterprise level drive?

A: Yes, the WD 18TB UltraStar DC HC550 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal HDD would be an enterprise level drive.

Q: 9. can this be used as a backup storage for server?

A: This can be used for any backup or storage application you need.

Q: 10. Are 18TB Red Pro #WD181KFGX compatible with Synology DS923+?

A: The WD 18TB Red Pro 7200 rpm SATA III 3.5" Internal NAS HDD with the part number WD181KFGX-SPAFPN0 is not on Synology's official compatibility list. This does not mean it won't work with the DS923+, but it does mean that Synology reserves the right to deny you service if you use this drive. Synology also reserves the right to change the list at any time.