Ultrastar HSH721414ALE6M4 – Battle‑Tested 14 TB Enterprise Powerhouse Overview: The HSH721414ALE6M4, part of the legendary HGST/WD Ultrastar Hs14/DC HC620 series, is a 14 TB, 7200 RPM, 3.5″ SATA hard drive built for mission‑critical environments. Utilizing helium-sealed platters and SMR (Host-Managed Shingled Magnetic Recording), it delivers ultra‑dense storage with enterprise-grade durability Key Benefits: Massive Capacity: At 14 TB per drive, it supports large-scale data storage in servers, archiving systems, cloud repositories, surveillance platforms, and backup arrays . Enterprise‑Ready Reliability: Features a 2.5 million hour MTBF rating and backed by a 5‑year manufacturer warranty, reducing total cost of ownership through long-term stability Efficient and Cool: Helium-filling minimizes turbulence inside the drive, lowering idle and operating power. Variable idle ≈ 5.2 W, operating ≈ 6.4 W—equating to some of the most efficient watts-per-terabyte metrics available Optimized for Sequential Workloads: With a 7200 RPM spindle, 512 MB cache, and up to 233 MB/s sustained sequential reads, it's ideal for backup, streaming, and archival applications Smart Secure-Erase: Built-in instant secure erase (SE) ensures data sanitization for reuse or repurposing drives securely and swiftly Technical Highlights: Feature Specification Interface SATA 6 Gb/s Cache 512 MB DRAM Average Latency 4.16 ms Seek Times 7.7 ms read / 12 ms write Sector Format 512e Acoustic Output 36 dB operating Height (z‑height) 26.1 mm for 3.5″ LFF chassis