Toshiba MD06ACA10TE 10TB 7200RPM 3.5-inch SATA Nearline HDD
Brand: Toshiba | Category: Enterprise HDDs
SKU: MD06ACA10TE | Part #: MD06ACA10TE | MPN: MD06ACA10TE
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About the Toshiba MD06ACA10TE 10TB 7200RPM 3.5-inch SATA Nearline HDD
The Toshiba MD06ACA10TE is a 10TB 3.5-inch SATA nearline hard disk drive engineered for sustained, high-throughput operation in enterprise storage environments. Built on Toshiba's MG06 series platform, the drive spins at 7,200 RPM and connects via a 6 Gb/s SATA interface, delivering a sustained data transfer rate suited to bulk sequential workloads. The drive incorporates a 256 MB data buffer and employs Toshiba's conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, ensuring broad compatibility with enterprise RAID controllers, storage arrays, and NAS platforms without the write-penalty considerations associated with shingled designs.
The MD06ACA10TE is rated for continuous 24/7 operation and carries a workload rating of 180 TB per year, positioning it firmly in the nearline class alongside drives intended for always-on data infrastructure. Its annualized failure rate (AFR) target and rotational vibration (RV) sensor support make it appropriate for high-density multi-drive enclosures where mechanical crosstalk between adjacent spindles would otherwise degrade performance. The drive supports SATA Device Sleep (DevSleep) for power-state management in scale-out deployments where per-drive power consumption aggregates significantly across large chassis.
Designed to serve the expanding requirements of AI data pipelines, surveillance storage, cloud object storage, and enterprise backup repositories, the MD06ACA10TE offers a balance of capacity density, reliability, and interface ubiquity. Its 3.5-inch form factor and standard SATA connectivity ensure drop-in compatibility across a wide installed base of rack-mount servers, JBODs, and tower NAS units deployed throughout enterprise datacenters and edge facilities across EMEA, GCC, and APAC regions.
Ideal for
- High-capacity NAS and scale-out object storage nodes requiring 24/7 CMR drives with broad controller compatibility
- Enterprise backup and disaster recovery repositories where sequential write throughput and high per-drive capacity reduce total drive count
- AI and machine learning data lake infrastructure demanding large, cost-efficient bulk storage tiers for training dataset ingestion and staging
- Surveillance and video analytics platforms that require continuous multi-stream write performance across densely populated drive bays
- Cloud and hyperscale secondary storage tiers where workload ratings up to 180 TB/year support sustained ingest and retrieval operations
- RAID arrays and JBOD expansion shelves in enterprise datacenters where rotational vibration compensation preserves array integrity at high drive densities
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Toshiba |
| Manufacturer Part Number | MD06ACA10TE |
| Series | MG06 Nearline |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Capacity | 10 TB |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
| Rotational Speed | 7,200 RPM |
| Buffer Size | 256 MB |
| Recording Technology | Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) |
| Workload Rating | 180 TB/year |
| Operating Hours | 24/7 |
| Power Consumption (Active Read/Write) | 7.2 W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | 4.6 W |
| Power Consumption (Standby) | 0.8 W |
| Rotational Vibration Sensor | Yes |
| SATA Device Sleep (DevSleep) | Supported |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 60°C |
| Non-Operating Temperature | -40°C to 70°C |
| Operating Shock | 70 G (2 ms half-sine) |
| Non-Operating Shock | 150 G (2 ms half-sine) |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) | 147 mm × 101.6 mm × 26.1 mm |
| Weight | Approximately 730 g |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Toshiba |
| Category | Enterprise HDDs |
| SKU | MD06ACA10TE |
| Part Number | MD06ACA10TE |
| Condition | New |
| Manufacturer Part Number | MD06ACA10TE |
| Series | MG06 Nearline |
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Capacity | 10 TB |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
| Rotational Speed | 7,200 RPM |
| Buffer Size | 256 MB |
| Recording Technology | Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) |
| Workload Rating | 180 TB/year |
| Operating Hours | 24/7 |
| Power Consumption (Active Read/Write) | 7.2 W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | 4.6 W |
| Power Consumption (Standby) | 0.8 W |
| Rotational Vibration Sensor | Yes |
| SATA Device Sleep (DevSleep) | Supported |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 60°C |
| Non-Operating Temperature | -40°C to 70°C |
| Operating Shock | 70 G (2 ms half-sine) |
| Non-Operating Shock | 150 G (2 ms half-sine) |
| Dimensions (L × W × H) | 147 mm × 101.6 mm × 26.1 mm |
| Weight | Approximately 730 g |
Frequently Asked Questions about Toshiba MD06ACA10TE 10TB 7200RPM 3.5-inch SATA Nearline HDD
What workloads is the Toshiba MD06ACA10TE 10TB 7200RPM 3.5-inch SATA Nearline HDD designed for?
Enterprise mixed-use and read-intensive workloads — including transactional databases, AI inference data, virtualisation, hyperconverged storage, and analytics. Endurance is rated for sustained 24/7 operation, not consumer-style burst use.
Will this SSD work in my Dell / HPE / Lenovo server?
Most enterprise SSDs ship in vendor-branded variants tied to a server QVL. Share your server model and we will quote the correctly-branded SKU (Dell-genuine, HPE-genuine, Lenovo-genuine) so support and firmware update tooling work without complaints.
Do you provide support support locally?
Yes. All units are sourced through distribution, so support registers cleanly with the manufacturer (Samsung / Kioxia / Solidigm / Micron / WD / Seagate) and DOA replacement is handled through our Dubai operations within 5 business days for UAE/GCC.
How do I get a quote for a bulk order?
Use the RFQ form on this page with your quantity and destination. For larger and project-scale orders we engage the vendor directly to prepare a tailored quote, and our pre-sales team follows up with a vendor-confirmed quote.