81Y9878: IBM 3TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
MPN: 81Y9878|By: IBM
Starting from
$200
Indicative. Final pricing is confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
Key specs
- Capacity
- 3TB
- Interface Standard
- 6Gb/s
- Drive Interface
- SAS
- Rotational Speed
- 7200RPM
- Form Factor
- 3.5-Inch
- Condition:
- New (authorized channel)
- Warranty:
- Full manufacturer warranty
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Authorized & warrantied
Sourced through authorized distribution, with the full manufacturer warranty.
Compatibility checked
Validated against your server platform before dispatch.
Delivery & lead time
Confirmed with your quote, including expedited freight where available.
Business & public sector
POs, net terms and volume pricing for qualified organizations, government and edu.
Product overview
81Y9878 is an IBM 3TB 7200RPM SAS 6Gb/s 3.5-Inch hard Drive. Carriers and caddies are chassis-specific and are almost never included with a bare drive; this is 3.5-Inch. Give us the server model and we will quote the carrier alongside it instead of letting it hold up the swap.
If the part is wrong for your platform we will say so and suggest the one that is, which is cheaper for both of us than a return.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- 81Y9878
- Product Type
- Server Hard Drives
- Manufacturer
- IBM
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 3TB
- Rotational Speed
- 7200RPM
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SAS
- Interface Standard
- 6Gb/s
Physical
- Form Factor
- 3.5-Inch
These are the 7 facts we can state about 81Y9878 without inferring anything. Compatibility beyond this is confirmed per platform, on request, before you order.
Where the IBM 81Y9878 is deployed
- Swapping out a failed server hard drive for 81Y9878 under change control
- Migrating an archive tier off failing older disks
- Growing bulk capacity in an existing disk shelf
Who this part is for
- Procurement replacing drives out of a maintenance contract
- MSPs holding cold spares across a fleet of identical chassis
- Backup and archive teams growing bulk capacity in an existing shelf
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
81Y9878 is what is quoted and 81Y9878 is what ships; where an alternate code is genuinely the same part we name it rather than swap it silently.
Compatibility checked
We confirm the part is supported on your platform before it ships, rather than leaving the check to you.
No substitutions without asking
If we cannot supply the exact code we tell you what we can supply and why, rather than shipping an equivalent and letting you find out.
Questions buyers ask about this part
Is 81Y9878 genuine and is the warranty intact?
Yes. Supplied new and unopened, so the manufacturer warranty and firmware update path stay supported. No grey-market stock and no refurbished units sold as new.
Will 81Y9878 work in my server?
Send the server model or the shelf it is going into. Vendor-keyed firmware is the usual reason an identical-looking drive is rejected, so we check that alongside interface and form factor.
Do you accept purchase orders and quote at volume?
Yes. Purchase orders are accepted from qualified organisations, net terms are available on approval, and tiered pricing applies at quantity. Tell us how many you need.
Compare other Server Hard Drives we stock
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagate Exos X18 12TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch Enterprise Hard Drive | Seagate | Capacity: 12TB | In Stock | $280 |
| WD Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch Data Center Hard Drive | Western Digital | Capacity: 16TB | In Stock | $345 |
| Toshiba MG09 16TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch Enterprise Hard Drive | Toshiba | Capacity: 16TB | In Stock | $335 |
| Hitachi HGST Ultrastar He10 8TB 7200 RPM 12Gb/s SAS 512e 3.5"-inch Enterprise Hard Drive | Hitachi | Capacity: 8TB | In Stock | $190 |
| Dell 4TB 7200RPM 12Gb/s SAS 512e 3.5-inch Hot-Plug Nearline PowerEdge Hard Drive | Dell Technologies | Capacity: 4TB | In Stock | $155 |
| HPE 4TB 7200RPM 12Gb/s SAS 512e 3.5-inch LFF Smart Carrier Midline ProLiant Hard Drive | HPE | Capacity: 4TB | In Stock | $155 |
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Specifying a system, not just the part?
Bulk capacity usually sits behind the flash tier that feeds a training cluster rather than under it.