Model: HAT5300-16T
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Storage: 16TB
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Designed to tackle demanding, high-volume workloads in 24/7 environments, the 16TB HAT5300 SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD from Synology has been optimized for their storage solutions and enables a high sequential throughput that helps maximize the number of clients a system can sustain. Engineered for improved dependability, the HAT5300 has a Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) rating of 2.5 million hours and a yearly workload rating of 550TB. Also featured is a storage capacity of 16TB, 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 sustained speeds of up to 262 MB/s.
Only buy HDDs for bulk media storage and backups; never use an HDD as your primary boot drive for Windows. Look for CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) drives over SMR (Shingled) for better write performance. Available from $699.99.
Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are cheap to own, using a few watts of power while spinning. The main hidden cost is cloud backup subscriptions, as HDDs will eventually fail and data recovery is exorbitant.
Common Failure Modes
HDDs consist of spinning platters and delicate read/write heads, making them highly susceptible to physical shock and mechanical wear. When an HDD fails, it is replaced, not repaired, unless expensive data recovery is required.
Only buy HDDs for bulk media storage and backups; never use an HDD as your primary boot drive for Windows. Look for CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) drives over SMR (Shingled) for better write performance.
Mechanical hard drives have moving parts that wear out over time. They typically function reliably for several years before mechanical fatigue sets in.
The Synology 16TB HAT5300 SATA III 3.5" Internal Enterprise HDD is available at bhphoto, starting at $699.99.
Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are cheap to own, using a few watts of power while spinning. The main hidden cost is cloud backup subscriptions, as HDDs will eventually fail and data recovery is exorbitant.
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