WD261KRYZ: Western Digital 26TB 7.2KRPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch HDD
MPN: WD261KRYZ|By: Western Digital
Starting from
$2,340
Indicative. Final pricing is confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
Key specs
- Capacity
- 26TB
- Interface Standard
- 6Gb/s
- Drive Interface
- SATA
- Rotational Speed
- 7.2K
- 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
Western Digital lists WD261KRYZ as a 26TB 7.2KRPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-inch HDD. 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.
Quote requests are answered within 48 business hours, with availability confirmed before you raise a purchase order rather than after.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- WD261KRYZ
- Product Type
- Server Hard Drives
- Manufacturer
- Western Digital
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 26TB
- Rotational Speed
- 7.2K
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SATA
- Interface Standard
- 6Gb/s
Physical
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
The table below is what the server hard drive is documented as, not what we have inferred from the part number. If the figure you need is missing, ask and we will source it from the manufacturer.
Where the Western Digital WD261KRYZ is deployed
- Sourcing WD261KRYZ against a build sheet that names it explicitly
- Migrating an archive tier off failing older disks
- Growing bulk capacity in an existing disk shelf
Who this part is for
- Backup and archive teams growing bulk capacity in an existing shelf
- Teams standardising a mixed drive estate onto one firmware family
- IT teams swapping a failed drive in a live parity group
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
WD261KRYZ is what is quoted and WD261KRYZ is what ships; where an alternate code is genuinely the same part we name it rather than swap it silently.
Firmware family matched
A mechanically identical drive with the wrong firmware is rejected by the controller; we check the family, not just the capacity.
Compatibility checked
We confirm the part is supported on your platform before it ships, rather than leaving the check to you.
Questions buyers ask about this part
Is WD261KRYZ 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 WD261KRYZ 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. We quote against a purchase order and hold the price for the quote period, with tiered rates at quantity. Net terms are available once the account is approved.
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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.