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HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS

HUH721010AL4200
Ultrastar He10oltpCMR10TBSAS-12GU.2
$344.45
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Price accurate as of Aug 8, 2026, 10:30 PM
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Quick Verdict

The HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS is a 10TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $undefined/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full 5-year warranty.

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Specifications

Capacity10TB
Form FactorU.2
InterfaceSAS-12G
Recording TechCMR
RPM—
Cache—
Sector Size—
Workload Rating—
Warranty5 years
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Market context

We do not have enough in-stock comparators of this type today to place this price against the rest of the market. The category page below ranks everything we do have.

Where the wider market has moved

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.

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How it compares - 10TB SAS-12G
#1MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise
$14.00/TB
#2HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
$23.50/TB
#3MDD 10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM
$25.00/TB
#4Seagate Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
$25.06/TB
#5HGST Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
$25.53/TB

Compare to similar 10TB SAS-12G drives

MDD
10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM Enterprise
$14.00/TB
$139.99
new
HGST
Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
$23.50/TB
$235.00
REFURB
MDD
10TB SAS 12G 7200RPM
$25.00/TB
$249.99
new
Seagate
Enterprise Capacity 10TB SAS Helium
$25.06/TB
$250.58
REFURB
HGST
Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS 12G
$25.53/TB
$255.31
new

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. The Ultrastar He10 10TB SAS uses CMR recording which is fully compatible with all RAID levels.

5-year manufacturer warranty.

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.

Use Case Scenarios

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Home & SMB NAS
Building a mid-range NAS for media, backups and file sharing.
✓ Excellent fit
CMR recording is RAID-safe and fully compatible with Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS and UnRAID. New drives come with full warranty.
💾
Backup Server / Veeam Target
Dedicated backup storage for Veeam, Commvault, or NetBackup.
✓ Excellent fit
10TB SAS drives are ideal for backup targets. Dual-port SAS suits dual-path backup infrastructure.
🏗️
Virtualization Host Storage
VM images and snapshots on Proxmox, VMware or Hyper-V.
~ Good fit
Suitable for VM storage where workloads are not IOPS-intensive. SAS dual-port suits HA cluster shared storage. Consider NVMe cache for latency-sensitive VMs.

Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Maintenance Checklist

On installCheck SMART baseline on arrival
Run smartctl -a /dev/sdX and record: Reallocated_Sector_Ct, Power_On_Hours, Spin_Retry_Count. Establishes baseline for future comparison.
MonthlyRun SMART short self-test
smartctl -t short /dev/sdX — takes 1-2 minutes, catches most developing issues. Schedule during off-peak.
QuarterlyRun SMART long self-test
smartctl -t long /dev/sdX — full surface scan, takes 5 hours for 10TB. Any test failure is grounds for immediate replacement.
QuarterlyCheck RAID array health
Verify no degraded drives. A degraded array with no hot spare is one failure from data loss. Check mdstat or controller UI.
AnnuallyVerify drive firmware version
Check HGST support site for firmware updates. Some versions have known bugs affecting integrity.
Every 3-5 yearsPlan proactive replacement
Enterprise HDDs have higher failure rates after year 4-5. At 10TB per drive, budget for replacements before failures occur.

Troubleshooting Guide

Cause: HBA not initialized, SAS expander issue, cable fault, or incompatible controller.
Fix: Verify HBA firmware. Check SAS topology with sas2ircu or StorCLI. Test with known-good cable. Confirm drive is SAS not SATA.