HUS728T8TALE6L4 – 8TB 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 3.5-Inch Enterprise Hard Drive
The HGST/Western Digital Ultrastar He8 (HUS728T8TALE6L4) is an 8TB helium-sealed 3.5-inch enterprise hard drive designed for data centers, storage arrays, and high-density NAS deployments where sustained 7200 RPM performance and durability matter. With a 550 TB/year workload rating and SATA 6 Gb/s connectivity, it fits capacity-tier enterprise storage, backup targets, and virtualization hosts. Note that as a mechanical drive, it complements rather than replaces SSDs for latency-sensitive workloads.
Key specifications (table)
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | HUS728T8TALE6L4 |
| Series | Ultrastar He8 (enterprise-class, helium platform) |
| Capacity | 8 TB |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s (backward compatible with 3 Gb/s ports, at reduced speed) |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 128 MB |
| MTBF | 2.5 million hours |
| Workload Rating | Up to 550 TB/year (well above desktop-class duty cycles) |
| Design | Helium-sealed (lower power, cooler operation, enables high-density enclosures) |
| Power Consumption | ~7.4W idle, ~9.1W active (approximate, guidance only; actual draw varies by system) |
Good to know
- Compatibility: standard 3.5-inch SATA bays in servers, JBODs, and NAS systems; verify your backplane and controller support 6 Gb/s SATA and high-capacity 8TB sector layouts before deployment.
- Positioning: within the WD enterprise family, the Ultrastar He8 sits alongside the Exos-tier drives for data-center use, a step above surveillance (SkyHawk) or NAS (IronWolf) series in workload rating and MTBF.
- Buying tip: for volume procurement, confirm the specific firmware/region suffix (LE6L4) matches your project requirements, and batch-test drives on arrival to validate performance before racking.
For tray and reel pricing, current stock by part number and date code, and volume discounts on bulk orders, request a bulk quotation.
The HGST/Western Digital Ultrastar He8 (HUS728T8TALE6L4) is an 8TB helium-sealed 3.5-inch enterprise hard drive designed for data centers, storage arrays, and high-density NAS deployments where sustained 7200 RPM performance and durability matter. With a 550 TB/year workload rating and SATA 6 Gb/s connectivity, it fits capacity-tier enterprise storage, backup targets, and virtualization hosts. Note that as a mechanical drive, it complements rather than replaces SSDs for latency-sensitive workloads.
Key specifications (table)
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | HUS728T8TALE6L4 |
| Series | Ultrastar He8 (enterprise-class, helium platform) |
| Capacity | 8 TB |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s (backward compatible with 3 Gb/s ports, at reduced speed) |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Cache | 128 MB |
| MTBF | 2.5 million hours |
| Workload Rating | Up to 550 TB/year (well above desktop-class duty cycles) |
| Design | Helium-sealed (lower power, cooler operation, enables high-density enclosures) |
| Power Consumption | ~7.4W idle, ~9.1W active (approximate, guidance only; actual draw varies by system) |
Good to know
- Compatibility: standard 3.5-inch SATA bays in servers, JBODs, and NAS systems; verify your backplane and controller support 6 Gb/s SATA and high-capacity 8TB sector layouts before deployment.
- Positioning: within the WD enterprise family, the Ultrastar He8 sits alongside the Exos-tier drives for data-center use, a step above surveillance (SkyHawk) or NAS (IronWolf) series in workload rating and MTBF.
- Buying tip: for volume procurement, confirm the specific firmware/region suffix (LE6L4) matches your project requirements, and batch-test drives on arrival to validate performance before racking.
For tray and reel pricing, current stock by part number and date code, and volume discounts on bulk orders, request a bulk quotation.
