Dell 345-BDGM 960GB SAS 12Gb/s SED Read Intensive 1DWPD Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive. In Stock Brand: Dell Part Number: 345-BDGM Category: SSD Key Specs: 960GB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the Dell 345-BDGM today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The 345-BDGM is a Dell ssds component with capacity 960 GB, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SAS. Pro Disk Network sells the 345-BDGM for $1,310.53 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 345-BDGM work with my RAID controller?
The 345-BDGM operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the 345-BDGM ship?
345-BDGM orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
The 345-BDGM is deployed by US enterprises, MSPs, government, and education customers across multiple infrastructure scenarios. Below are the most common deployment patterns Pro Disk Network sees in real-world orders.
VMware Datastore — ESXi 7/8 datastores hosting 30–80 VMs per drive. RAID 10 for write-intensive, RAID 5 for read-leaning VM mixes.
Citrix / Horizon VDI — Linked-clone master images and write-cache disks. Lower DWPD acceptable since VDI write patterns are bursty.
NoSQL & Real-Time Analytics — MongoDB, Cassandra, ClickHouse, Druid hot-tier nodes. NVMe variant strongly preferred over SAS/SATA for query latency.
Hypervisor Boot — ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox boot drives. Read-intensive (1 DWPD) is sufficient. Mirror two drives for redundancy.
What is the 345-BDGM?
The 345-BDGM is a Dell enterprise solid-state drive with capacity 960 GB and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by Dell. Pro Disk Network ships this part new and certified-refurbished from our US warehouse with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 3 PM ET, backed by a 30-day return guarantee.
Pros & Cons of 345-BDGM
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
Cons
Not enterprise NVMe — sub-100 µs latency workloads need a different SKU
Bulk capacity is the value play, not raw IOPS
Larger orders may ship via LTL freight (signature required)
Frequently Asked Questions about 345-BDGM
Is the 345-BDGM a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 345-BDGM as factory-original Dell inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Dell servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 345-BDGM work with my RAID controller?
The 345-BDGM operates with any standard SAS/SATA/NVMe-compatible RAID controller (Dell PERC, HPE Smart Array, LSI/Broadcom MegaRAID, Adaptec, IBM ServeRAID, Lenovo ThinkSystem RAID). Mixing this drive in the same RAID volume with drives of different speed/capacity is supported but never recommended.
How fast does the 345-BDGM ship?
345-BDGM orders placed before 3 pm ET ship the same business day from US warehouses. Delivery is next business day to most metro ZIPs via FedEx/UPS overnight; ground delivery covers remaining US in 1-4 business days.
What is the warranty on the 345-BDGM?
New 345-BDGM units carry the full Dell manufacturer warranty (typically 1 to 5 years depending on product line). Refurbished and bulk-OEM units include a Pro Disk Network advance-replacement warranty (90 days refurbished). DOA replacement is free within 30 days of receipt.
Do you offer bulk pricing for the 345-BDGM?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 345 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
345-BDBD — Dell 345-BDBD 960GB SAS 12Gb/s SED Read Intensive 1DWPD Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,310.53
345-BDMT — Dell 345-BDMT 7.68TB Triple-Level Cell SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Read Intensive (512e) SED 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Tray for Poweredge C6420/C6525 — $5,073.68
345-BDMV — Dell 345-BDMV 960GB 2.5-inch SED Mixed Use 3DWPD Hot-Pluggable SAS 12Gb/s Solid State Drive — $1,310.53
345-BDMW — Dell 345-BDMW 960GB SAS 12Gb/s SED Mixed Use 3DWPD Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,376.84
345-BDMX — Dell 345-BDMX 7.68TB SAS 12Gb/s 1DWPD Triple-Level Cell Read Intensive Hot Plug 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $5,073.68
345-BDPG — Dell 345-BDPG 1.92TB Triple-Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Mixed Use 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive For 14g And 15g Poweredge Server — $1,700.00
345-BDPI — Dell 345-BDPI 480GB Triple-Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Read Intensive 2.5-Inch (512e) Solid State Drive with Tray for PowerEdge R640/R7425/R7525/R750/R440/C6420 — $907.37
345-BDQU — Dell 345-BDQU D3-s4520 Series 960GB Triple Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable Read-intensive 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray For PowerEdge Mx And Xr Server — $1,247.37
345-BDSM — Dell 345-BDSM 1.92TB Triple Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable Read-intensive 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray For 14Gen and 15Gen PowerEdge Server — $1,296.84
345-BDTQ — Dell 345-BDTQ D3-s4520 Series 960GB Triple Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Swappable Read-intensive 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray For PowerEdge Mx And Xr Server — $1,310.53
345-BDUI — Dell 345-BDUI 3.84TB Triple-Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Read intensive 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive For 14g And 15g PowerEdge Server — $3,050.53
345-BDUK — Dell 345-BDUK 240GB SATA 6Gb/s Triple-Level Cell Mixed Use 2.5-inch Solid State Drive With Tray — $145.26
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: SSDs
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 345-BDGM is best deployed in the capacity tier with NVMe cache drives in front. Size the cache layer at 10% of usable capacity for write-intensive workloads and 5% for read-leaning workloads. For Veeam backup repositories, plan around 1.5× the size of your protected estate to allow for incremental forever chains plus synthetic fulls. Splunk warm tier sizing should follow the daily ingest rate × retention days × 1.6 compression overhead.
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
For VMware ESXi 8 hosts, enable vSphere's predictive-failure analysis on the 345-BDGM via the host's storage device list. The host queries SMART on a regular cadence and surfaces yellow/red warnings in vCenter before the drive fails outright. On Linux, use smartctl piped to your monitoring system; on Windows Server, Storage Spaces exposes health state directly in Server Manager.