Western Digital 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 SATA

The Western Digital 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 SATA hard drive ranks among the The 3.5" format is designed primarily for desktop PCs and data centres. One of the main characteristics is undoubtedly the rotational speed of the HDD. The 7200 rev/min RPM delivers better system response across the board. The overall data capacity of the HDD is 18000 GB. The drive uses a 512 MB memory cache. All the data communication between the Western Digital hard drive and a computer or other device takes place using the SATA III interface.

Western Digital 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 SATA HDD Key Features

• Read speed up to 269 MB/s and write speed up to 269 MB/s
• 512 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" disk for ordinary drive bays
• Maximum power consumption 6,5 W
• Typically, the power consumption of the hard drive is 5,6 W, while in stand-by mode it holds at 0.31 W
• You can connect it to a PC or other devices via the SATA III interface

Other Hard Disk Features

Platter HDDs have a special construction. Inside the enclosure there is a mechanism with moving platters, complete with disk read/write heads. These mechanical parts don't take shocks and impact well, but this design delivers its amazing price/capacity ratio. The crucial criterion that determines the speed of a hard drive is the number of rotations per minute (RPM). In case of the Western Digital 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 SATA, you get 7200 rev/min revolutions per minute. This is great news for people who demand more from their devices, such as graphic or video editors - in short, people who work with large amounts of data. Data transmission and stability is also influenced the embedded buffer memory known as cache. The Western Digital HDD features a 512 MB cache that stores the last used data for their prompt retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Disk

If you want to install the Western Digital 18TB Ultrastar DC HC550 SATA in your laptop or other device, it must have a 3.5" slot. Data transfer takes place using the SATA III interface with a standard speed of 6 Gbit/s. The technology ranks among the best HDD data transfer solutions available and delivers a throughput of 600 MB/s.