Dell 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch HDD (Seagate)

The Dell 18TB 7.2K SATA 6Gb/s 512e 3.5-inch Hard Drive (Manufacturer Part Number: 400-BJRD) is a Seagate-manufactured unit engineered for high-capacity enterprise storage environments. Built on Seagate's helium-sealed, conventional magnetic recording platform, this drive delivers 18TB of raw capacity in a standard 3.5-inch Large Form Factor (LFF) chassis. The 7,200 RPM spindle speed, paired with a SATA 6Gb/s interface, provides a consistent balance of sequential throughput and power efficiency suited to always-on datacenter infrastructure. The 512e (512-byte emulation) sector format ensures broad compatibility with enterprise operating systems, storage controllers, and RAID configurations without requiring advanced-format-only firmware support.

Designed to meet the demands of bulk data storage at scale, the 400-BJRD targets workloads characterised by large sequential read and write operations, including backup repositories, media archives, object storage nodes, and AI/ML training dataset lakes. Seagate's rotational vibration (RV) compensation technology stabilises performance in multi-drive enclosures where vibration from adjacent drives would otherwise degrade throughput and reliability. The drive's power-optimised design reduces per-terabyte energy consumption, a critical consideration when deploying dozens or hundreds of units within a single rack or storage array.

As a Dell-qualified unit, the 400-BJRD is validated for use in Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell EMC storage platforms, enabling seamless integration with iDRAC telemetry, OpenManage, and Dell's predictive failure alerting through SMART monitoring. Its enterprise-grade duty cycle and workload rating make it suitable for 24×7 continuous operation across hyperscale, cloud-adjacent, and on-premises datacenter deployments serving UAE, GCC, EMEA, and APAC enterprise buyers.

Ideal for

• High-capacity backup and disaster recovery repositories requiring dense, cost-efficient spinning media with sustained sequential write throughput
• AI and machine learning training dataset storage, where large unstructured datasets must be ingested and retained at petabyte scale across storage nodes
• Object storage clusters (e.g., MinIO, Ceph, Dell ECS) demanding high per-node raw capacity with RV-compensated multi-drive stability
• Media and entertainment near-line archives storing high-resolution video assets, dailies, and finished media requiring reliable long-term sequential access
• Enterprise NAS and scale-out file storage platforms where 3.5-inch LFF bays must be maximised for capacity-per-rack-unit efficiency
• Cloud service provider and colocation infrastructure requiring Dell-validated drives with native iDRAC and OpenManage health monitoring integration

Technical specifications

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