💎 HGST Ultrastar He8 8TB 12Gb/s SAS Enterprise HDDModel: HUH728080AL5200 | Part No: 0F23268 | 7200 RPM | 12Gb/s SAS | 128MB Cache

The HGST Ultrastar He8 HUH728080AL5200 is the professional SAS 12Gb/s variant of the industry-leading He8 helium platform. Designed specifically for high-performance data centers, this drive utilizes HelioSeal® technology to deliver 8TB of capacity with significantly lower power consumption and heat generation than traditional air-filled drives. Unlike the SATA version, this model features a 12Gb/s SAS interface, offering dual-port redundancy and the robust data integrity required for mission-critical enterprise storage.

📊 Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 💾 8 TB

• Interface: ⚡ SAS 12Gb/s (Backwards compatible with 6Gb/s SAS)

• Spindle Speed: 🏎️ 7,200 RPM

• Cache: 🧠 128 MB

• Form Factor: 📏 3.5-inch LFF

• Sector Format: 💾 512e (Advanced Format)

• Sustained Transfer Rate: 🚀 205 MB/s

• Reliability (MTBF): 🛡️ 2.5 Million Hours

✅ Why This Drive Rocks

• Condition: ✨ Refurbished - Excellent. Professionally audited and secure-erased to NIST 800-88 standards. Verified for 100% health and optimal performance in high-density rack environments.

• Instant Secure Erase (ISE): This specific model (5200) supports ISE, allowing for immediate data sanitization by discarding the encryption key. This is a major time-saver compared to the 5204 model, which requires a multi-hour overwrite.

• HelioSeal® Efficiency: By using helium instead of air, the drive experiences less internal friction, resulting in 23% lower idle power and a cooler operating temperature, which extends the lifespan of both the drive and the server cooling fans.

• 12Gb/s SAS Throughput: Doubling the interface speed of previous generations, the 12Gb/s SAS connection ensures that the interface is never a bottleneck for data-intensive applications.

• 7Stac™ Design: HGST’s patented 7-disk design maximizes capacity density within a standard 1-inch high 3.5-inch form factor.

• Rebuild Assist Mode: A critical feature for RAID users that helps reduce rebuild times and minimizes the impact on system performance during a drive replacement.

📦 Compatibility & Use Case

• Target Systems: High-end enterprise servers (Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant), storage arrays (SAN/NAS), and professional-grade home labs with SAS controllers.

• Workload Applications: Perfect for massive scale-out (MSO), cloud storage, distributed file systems (Ceph, Hadoop), and high-availability database environments.

• Note on Interface: This is a SAS drive and requires a dedicated SAS controller or a server backplane. It will not work with standard consumer SATA ports.