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HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723030ALA640 (0F12456) 3TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA III 6.0Gb/s 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive - w/3 Year Warranty (Renewed)
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HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723030ALA640 (0F12456) 3TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache SATA III 6.0Gb/s 3.5in Enterprise Hard Drive - w/3 Year Warranty (Renewed)

Bottom line: The HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723030ALA640: Enterprise-grade 7200 RPM drive rated at 2.0M-hour MTBF; main trade-off: renewed/refurbished stock, not factory-sealed retail.

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Mike Perry — Hardware researcher since 2014. For external drives and portable storage, synthesises manufacturer specs and independent reviews rather than first-hand lab testing. Core beat: GPU performance across gaming, rendering, and local-LLM inference.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓ Enterprise-grade 7200 RPM drive rated at 2.0M-hour MTBF
  • ✓ 3TB capacity over SATA III 6.0Gb/s 3.5in interface
  • ✓ 64MB cache aids sustained sequential transfers
  • ✓ Ships with a 3-year warranty on this Renewed unit

Cons

  • ✗ Renewed/refurbished stock, not factory-sealed retail
  • ✗ 7200 RPM platters run louder and hotter than an SSD
  • ✗ 3.5in desktop drive won't fit laptops or slim bays
  • ✗ Enterprise drive draws more idle power than consumer HDDs

Manufacturer description

Product Description HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 is the world’s first and only 7200 RPM hard drive rated at 2.0 million hours MTBF. When the highest quality and reliability are a top requirement, customer field data proves that the Ultrastar 7K3000 delivers by reducing downtime, Engineered for the highest reliability, the Ultrastar 7K3000 is not only put through grueling design tests during development but must also pass stringent ongoing reliability testing during manufacturing. Combining 7200 RPM performance and granular power control Operating at 7200 RPM, the Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 offers…

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored HGST Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723030ALA640 (0F12456) 3TB 7200RPM 64MB… using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the external storage category. Amazon Renewed's external storage lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

Common buyer scenarios for external storage of this kind: matching it to an existing build, replacing a failing part, or upgrading from a previous-generation equivalent. Check the spec table below against your current setup — particularly socket / form-factor / power-rating fields — and confirm compatibility on the retailer's listing before purchase. Prices and stock are set by the retailer and may have moved since this page was last updated.

Full Specifications

BrandHGST
ColorSilver
Model Nameu00a0Ultrastar 7K3000u00a0
Read Speed6 gigabytes_per_second
Unit Count1 Count
Form Factor3.5-inch
Model NumberHUA723030ALA640
Built-In MediaWarranty Card
Hard-Drive Size3 TB
Mfr Part Number0F12456
Number of Items1
Special FeaturePortable
Hardware PlatformMac, PC
Installation TypeInternal Hard Drive
Compatible DevicesDesktop
Data Transfer Rate6 gigabytes_per_second
Additional FeaturesPortable
Hard Disk InterfaceSerial ATA
Customer Package TypeStandard Packaging
Hard Disk DescriptionRaid

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