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MD3TSAS12872E: CMR or SMR?

Not stated: we hold no maker document that names MD3TSAS12872E's recording technology. We know what the drive is - a MDD 3TB SAS-6G hard drive (3.5") that we track - but a recording technology printed without a source is a guess, and for RAID, NAS or ZFS use that guess is the one that matters. Check the drive's label against the maker's data sheet, or choose one of the drives below whose CMR status is sourced.

MakerMDD
Capacity3TB
InterfaceSAS-6G
Recording technologyNot sourced

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How to settle it for this drive

Read the model number on the drive's own label, then find MDD's data sheet or product manual for that family. A document that prints MD3TSAS12872E in its own row of a recording-technology table settles the question. A family page that names no part numbers does not: we have found maker pages that list neither a part number nor a recording method, and we no longer count them as sources. A retailer listing is not a source either - it is a seller's description, and sellers repeat what other listings say.

Documented MDD drives at 3TB

We hold no maker document for any MDD drive at 3TB yet, so there is no documented sibling to compare against.

When a source turns up

When we find a maker document that names MD3TSAS12872E, this page will state the answer with that document linked and the date we read it, the same way our documented pages do. Until then, the honest answer is that we do not know.

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