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💾 Power your data-driven future with Ultrastar HE12 — where speed meets scale.
The HGST Ultrastar He12 HUH721212AL5204 is a 3.5-inch internal mechanical hard drive offering a massive 12 TB capacity, blazing 72,000 RPM speed, and a high-speed 12 Gb/s SAS interface. Engineered by Western Digital, this enterprise-grade drive delivers superior performance and reliability, ideal for professional-grade data storage and high-demand server environments.
| Hard Drive | Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Series | HUH721212AL5204 |
| Item model number | HUH721212AL5204 |
| Item Weight | 1.46 pounds |
| Color | Silver |
| Manufacturer | WESTERN DIGITAL |
| ASIN | B0BWSZJ78W |
| Date First Available | February 25, 2023 |
M**H
These drives are used AND require low level SCSI formatting
These drives are used, not new. This should be made clear in the product description. The drive that I received also had ~27k power on hours. Also, though they report 512B sector sizes, an additional 8B per sector is reserved, reducing the overall drive capacity. To match regular 12TB drive sizes, they must be reformatted using sg_format. I am trying 4096B logical sectors now. We shall see in 12_ hours if the reformatting works.
A**R
refurb drive, needs formatting before use (520B blocks)
The drives work fine, but be aware they are used. SMART is reporting 27,5xx power on hours. Also, the drives are formatted with T10-DIF formatting, resulting in 520k block sizes. It has to be reformatted with the sg_format command back to 512B block sizes to use. Not a problem, but a process that has to be done.EDIT: These were a good deal at $166. $240, not so much.
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