The Samsung PM1643a 7.68TB SAS SSD is a 7.68TB SAS-12G SSD in new condition. It has no current offer on Amazon; the in-stock alternatives nearest its capacity are listed below.
6 in-stock listings · this listing has no current offer on Amazon · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed every few hours
| Drive | Capacity | Condition | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe MZQL27T6HBLA-00A07 | 7.68TB | REFURB | $353.64 | $2716 | Buy |
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe MZQL27T6HBLA | 7.68TB | NEW | $520.70 | $3999 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar DC SN655 7.68TB U.3 WUS5EA176ESP7E1 | 7.68TB | NEW | $1131.51 | $8690 | Buy |
| Crucial T705 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 T705 | 4TB | NEW | $140.53 | $562 | Buy |
| Crucial T700 4TB Heatsink PCIe 5.0 M.2 T700 | 4TB | NEW | $186.25 | $745 | Buy |
| Seagate FireCuda X1070 4TB ZP4000GS3A001 | 4TB | NEW | $207.50 | $830 | Buy |
Part number: MZILT7T6HMLA — 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe | NVMe-PCIe4 | Refurb | $353.64 | $2715.99 | Buy |
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe | NVMe-PCIe4 | New | $520.70 | $3999.00 | Buy |
| WD Ultrastar DC SN655 7.68TB U.3 | NVMe-PCIe4 | New | $1131.51 | $8690.03 | Buy |
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The Samsung PM1643a 7.68TB SAS SSD is a 7.68TB SAS-12G enterprise drive at $199.01/TB - Verify recording technology before use in RAID. New unit with full 5-year warranty.
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The PM1643a 7.68TB SAS SSD is designed for mixed enterprise workloads including virtualization, databases and analytics. Rated 1 DWPD endurance.
The PM1643a 7.68TB SAS SSD uses a 2.5" form factor with SAS-12G interface. Compatible with servers featuring U.2 or U.3 backplanes including Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant Gen10+, and Supermicro with appropriate NVMe backplane.
1 DWPD means you can write the full 7.68TB capacity 1 time(s) per day over the 5-year warranty period, totaling approximately 14016TB written.