Dell 345-BLXN 960GB PCI Express NVMe 4.0 Read Intensive SFF 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray. In Stock Brand: Dell Part Number: 345-BLXN Category: SSD Key Specs: 960GB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the Dell 345-BLXN today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The 345-BLXN is a Dell ssds component with capacity 960 GB, form factor 2.5-inch, interface NVMe. Pro Disk Network sells the 345-BLXN for $661.05 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 345-BLXN work with my RAID controller?
The 345-BLXN 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-BLXN ship?
345-BLXN 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-BLXN 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-BLXN?
The 345-BLXN 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-BLXN
Pros
Direct-to-rack shipping on multi-pack orders
Sequential serial-number bundling for cluster builds
Cons
Not recommended for OLTP databases above 50 TPS
Mechanical drive — expect 5–10W idle power per unit
3.5" form factor only — confirm caddy fit before ordering
Frequently Asked Questions about 345-BLXN
Is the 345-BLXN a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 345-BLXN 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-BLXN work with my RAID controller?
The 345-BLXN 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-BLXN ship?
345-BLXN 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-BLXN?
New 345-BLXN 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-BLXN?
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-BLDD — Dell 345-BLDD 15.36TB 24Gb/s SAS Read Intensive Hot-Pluggable 1DWPD 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive — $7,149.47
345-BLDT — Dell 345-BLDT 240GB SATA 6Gb/s 64-layer 3D TLC NAND M.2 2280 Enterprise Class Solid State Drive for Boss Card — $131.58
345-BLFH — Dell 345-BLFH 15.36TB 24Gb/s SAS Read Intensive Hot-Pluggable 1DWPD 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive — $7,149.47
345-BLFM — Dell 345-BLFM 15.36TB 24Gb/s SAS Read Intensive Hot-Pluggable 1DWPD 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive — $7,149.47
345-BLFV — Dell 345-BLFV 15.36TB SAS 24Gb/s 1DWPD Triple-Level Cell Read Intensive Hot-Plug 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $7,149.47
345-BLHW — Dell 345-BLHW is a 960GB 2.5-inch SAS 24Gbps read-intensive SSD with self-encrypting drive (SED), 1 DWPD endurance, hot-swap tray compatibility for PowerEdge servers. Delivers up to 4,200 MB/s sequent — $2,286.84
345-BLHY — Dell 345-BLHY Optane DC P5800X 400GB PCI Express NVMe 4.0 x4 SFF 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray — $1,310.53
345-BLJF — Dell 345-BLJF 15.36TB 24Gb/s SAS Read Intensive Hot-Pluggable 1DWPD 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive — $7,149.47
345-BLJP — Dell 345-BLJP 3.84TB SATA 6Gb/s Read Intensive 1DWPD Hot Plug 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $3,050.53
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 345-BLXN 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-BLXN 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.