10TB Server Hard Drives

Key takeaways

  • 617 listings match this collection right now.
  • 10TB and larger 3.5-inch drives are usually helium-sealed to pack more platters into the same enclosure height, though air-filled models exist at this capacity and are not sealed.
  • At this capacity the drive is a 7,200 RPM nearline-class part, not a 10K or 15K performance drive, since the performance classes do not reach helium-tier capacities.
  • 10TB sits near the capacity where RAID rebuild time starts to matter: still fast enough for single-parity RAID on a smaller array, but the first size here where dual-parity is worth considering.

10TB is a 3.5-inch nearline capacity point in both 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA, and drives at this size are usually helium sealed though air filled models exist. Drives at this size ship in 512e or 4Kn sector formats, and an array member has to match the format already in use.

617 listings in this collection, filtered from Server Hard Drives. The part number and manufacturer are stated on every listing, and the condition wherever the catalogue records one. For quantity, request a volume quote.

How to choose server hard drives

Match the interface and link rate the controller or backplane presents, the bay width (2.5-inch or 3.5-inch), and the rotational class already in the array: 10K and 15K drives for latency-sensitive duty, 7200 RPM nearline drives for capacity. Replacing an array member also means matching capacity and sector format, or the controller can reject the drive.

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