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Western Digital 8TB DC HC320 HDD. Bring medium-capacity drives to your data center.

The Ultrastar DC HC300 series offers drives with low to medium capacity that are economically priced while still providing fast and reliable data access for traditional data center applications.

Cost-effectiveness and access speed are key requirements for low-capacity SATA HDDs in the data center. As the industry evolves to develop practical solutions for the growing demands of data storage, IT managers continue to rely on low-capacity drives that are economically viable yet still provide fast and reliable data access for conventional data center applications. The Ultrastar DC HC320 is an 8TB hard drive designed for workloads of up to 550TB per year, meeting the economic and access requirements of many traditional IT workloads. Low-capacity drives also help with architectural constraints. The Ultrastar DC HC320 is part of our DC HC300 series with medium capacity and is designed for traditional storage and server applications as well as distributed and scalable data processing, including block and file storage architectures. It offers fast performance at 7,200 RPM and lower acquisition costs to reduce budget constraints. The Ultrastar DC HC320 is available with either a 6Gb/s SATA or a 12Gb/s SAS interface in the 512e format.

Technological innovation provides efficiency and performance for traditional IT systems. The Ultrastar DC HC320 is based on a proven 5-platter air platform design that utilizes conventional magnetic recording technology (CMR) in a 3.5-inch form factor. Compared to the previous generation Ultrastar 7K6000, the DC HC320 offers 33% more...