WUH721816AL5205: Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 7200RPM SAS 3.5" HDD
MPN: WUH721816AL5205|By: Western Digital
Starting from
$1,115
Indicative. Final pricing is confirmed with your quote.
In Stockships worldwide
- 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 WUH721816AL5205 as an Ultrastar DC HC550 16TB 7200RPM SAS 3.5" HDD. Vendor-keyed firmware is the usual reason a mechanically identical drive is rejected by the controller, and a 16TB spare is not worth discovering that on. We check the firmware family against your controller before the drive ships.
We return an itemised quote within 48 business hours, and we say plainly when a part is constrained rather than quoting a date we cannot hold.
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer part number
- WUH721816AL5205
- Product Type
- Server Hard Drives
- Manufacturer
- Western Digital
Technical specifications
- Capacity
- 16TB
- Rotational Speed
- 7200RPM
Interfaces & connectivity
- Drive Interface
- SAS
These are the 5 facts we can state about WUH721816AL5205 without inferring anything. Compatibility beyond this is confirmed per platform, on request, before you order.
Where the Western Digital WUH721816AL5205 is deployed
- Like-for-like replacement of WUH721816AL5205 in an existing system
- Growing bulk capacity in an existing disk shelf
- Rebuilding a parity group after a drive failure
Who this part is for
- IT teams swapping a failed drive in a live parity group
- Backup and archive teams growing bulk capacity in an existing shelf
- Teams standardising a mixed drive estate onto one firmware family
What you get ordering this from us
Ordered by part number
Quoted and supplied against WUH721816AL5205 specifically, so what arrives is what your build sheet asks for.
Compatibility checked
We confirm the part is supported on your platform before it ships, rather than leaving the check to you.
Spares held to a fleet standard
Tell us the chassis you run and we will keep the spare consistent with what is already in the shelf.
Questions buyers ask about this part
Is WUH721816AL5205 genuine and is the warranty intact?
Yes, new and sealed, with the Western Digital warranty and the firmware update path intact. We do not sell refurbished stock as new, and we do not source grey-market units.
Will WUH721816AL5205 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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| 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.