The Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E is a 1.8TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $145.00 - $80.56/TB.
SAS drives do not plug into a normal SATA motherboard port. You need a SAS host bus adapter or a backplane that speaks SAS - an LSI/Broadcom HBA in IT mode is the usual answer. A SATA drive will run on a SAS controller, but not the other way round. HBA and IT-mode guide
| Drive | Interface | Cond | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 2.5 | SAS-12G | Refurb | $44.03 | $79.25 | Buy |
All 1.8TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the Dell line we track.
The Dell VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E is a 1.8TB 10K RPM SAS drive at $80.56/TB - double the random IOPS of 7200 RPM nearline. Best for OLTP and virtualization where NVMe budget is constrained.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 2% of them (6 of 244). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $35.91/TB.
These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.
Yes. The VJ7CD 1.8TB 10K SAS 12G 512E uses CMR recording which is fully compatible with all RAID levels.
Warranty varies by seller. Check the Amazon listing for current warranty terms.
Compatible with any server or workstation equipped with a SAS HBA or SAS backplane. Tested with Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Supermicro and IBM System x platforms.