Dell 400-AQRN 800GB Triple-Level Cell SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Mixed Use 512e 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive With Tray For 14g And 15g PowerEdge Servers. Refurbished. In Stock Brand: Dell Part Number: 400-AQRN Condition: Refurbished Category: SSD Key Specs: 800GB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the Dell 400-AQRN today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The 400-AQRN is a Dell ssds component with capacity 800 GB, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SAS. Pro Disk Network sells the 400-AQRN for $400.00 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 400-AQRN work with my RAID controller?
The 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN ship?
400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN?
The 400-AQRN is a Dell enterprise solid-state drive with capacity 800 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 400-AQRN
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
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 400-AQRN
Is the 400-AQRN a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN work with my RAID controller?
The 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN ship?
400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN?
New 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 400 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
400-AQEC — 400-AQEC - Dell 3.84TB SAS 12Gb/s Mix Use MLC Hot-Plug 2.5-inch Solid State Drive in 3.5-inch Hybrid Carrier — $4,827.79
400-AQEE — 400-AQEE - Dell 3.84TB MLC SAS 12Gb/s Mix Use Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,505.26
400-AQFV — 400-AQFV - Dell 400GB Multi-Level Cell SAS 12Gb/s Write Intensive Hot-Swappable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,202.53
400-AQGL — 400-AQGL - Dell 400GB SAS 12Gb/s Write Intensive Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,254.39
400-AQGN — 400-AQGN - Dell 400GB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,069.92
400-AQGO — 400-AQGO - Dell 1.6TB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $3,550.99
400-AQGQ — 400-AQGQ - Dell 400GB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,069.92
400-AQGX — 400-AQGX - Dell 400GB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive with 3.5-inch Hybrid Carrier — $1,069.92
400-AQGZ — 400-AQGZ - Dell 400GB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $1,125.26
400-AQHC — 400-AQHC - Dell 1.6TB SAS 12Gb/s 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive — $3,589.89
400-AQHF — 400-AQHF - Dell 1.6TB Multi-Level Cell (MLC) SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Swappable Write Intensive 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $3,589.89
400-AQHN — 400-AQHN - Dell 1.6TB Multi-Level Cell SAS 12Gb/s Write Intensive Hot-Swappable 2.5-inch Solid State Drive — $913.68
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: SSDs
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 400-AQRN 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 400-AQRN 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.