The HGST 12TB SAS 12G 7.2K is a 12TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $665.49 - $55.46/TB.
Part number: HUH721212AL4200 — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE601 | SATA-6G | New | $27.50 | $329.99 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $27.50 | $329.99 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 12TB SATA HUH721212ALE604 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $27.50 | $329.99 | Buy |
| MDD 12TB SATA 6G 7200RPM Enterprise | SATA-6G | Refurb | $27.50 | $329.95 | Buy |
All 12TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the HGST line we track.
The HGST 12TB SAS 12G 7.2K is a 12TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $55.46/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full manufacturer warranty.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 77% of them (189 of 245). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $36.00/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.
Resolved against manufacturer compatibility lists we read and dated, capped at 4. Vendor-listed means the manufacturer names this exact part number; fit-verified is our own check of form factor, interface and recording technology against a published requirement. Neither is a guess, and a drive the registry cannot resolve shows nothing here rather than a maybe. How compatibility actually works
Yes. The 12TB SAS 12G 7.2K 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.