The WD Ultrastar 14TB SAS is a 14TB SAS-12G HDD in new condition. It is in stock at $571.45 - $40.82/TB.
Part number: WUH721414AL5204 — 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toshiba MG07ACA14TE 14TB SATA Enterprise | SATA-6G | Refurb | $22.79 | $319.00 | Buy |
| MDD 14TB SATA 6G 7200RPM 256MB Enterprise | SATA-6G | Refurb | $23.57 | $329.99 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE604 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $24.29 | $339.99 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar 14TB SATA WUH721414ALE6L4 | SATA-6G | Refurb | $25.00 | $349.99 | Buy |
All 14TB drives we track, ranked by cost per terabyte.
Part of the WD line we track.
The WD Ultrastar 14TB SAS is a 14TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $40.82/TB - CMR recording makes it safe for all RAID levels and NAS deployments. New unit with full 5-year warranty.
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 69% of them (169 of 246). The cheapest we can currently buy is $14.99/TB; the middle of the market is $36.02/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 Ultrastar 14TB SAS uses CMR recording which is fully compatible with all RAID levels. It is rated for 550TB/year workload.
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.