Dell 400-BENQ 1.92TB SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Mixed Use 2.5-Inch 512e (SED/Fips 140-2) Solid State Drive with Tray for PowerEdge Server. In Stock Brand: Dell Part Number: 400-BENQ Category: SSD Key Specs: 1.92TB Availability: In Stock Shipping: Fast US-based shipping Order the Dell 400-BENQ today from ProDisk Network — your trusted source for enterprise IT hardware. All products are quality-tested and backed by our support team.
The 400-BENQ is a Dell ssds component with capacity 1.92 TB, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SAS. Pro Disk Network sells the 400-BENQ for $5,773.68 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 400-BENQ work with my RAID controller?
The 400-BENQ 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-BENQ ship?
400-BENQ 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-BENQ 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-BENQ?
The 400-BENQ is a Dell enterprise solid-state drive with capacity 1.92 TB 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-BENQ
Pros
Same-day US shipping from our US warehouse
Cons
Designed for capacity tier, not write-intensive cache
Not a drop-in for desktop NAS without verifying caddy
Some firmware revs locked to specific RAID-controller families
Frequently Asked Questions about 400-BENQ
Is the 400-BENQ a genuine Dell part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 400-BENQ 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-BENQ work with my RAID controller?
The 400-BENQ 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-BENQ ship?
400-BENQ 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-BENQ?
New 400-BENQ 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-BENQ?
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-BEBB — Dell 400-BEBB 960GB SATA 6Gb/s Mixed Use 2.5-Inch (512e) Solid State Drive with Tray for PowerEdge Mx740c/Mx840c/Xr2 — $889.47
400-BEBC — Dell 400-BEBC 1.92TB SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Mixed Use 2.5-Inch 512e Solid State Drive for PowerEdge Server — $1,766.32
400-BEBG — Dell 400-BEBG 960GB Triple-Level Cell SATA 6Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Mixed Use 2.5-Inch (512e) Solid State Drive with Tray for PowerEdge Mx740c/Mx750c/Mx840c/Xr11/Xr12 — $1,440.00
400-BEGI — 400-BEGI - Dell 2.4TB 10000RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $524.21
400-BEGJ — 400-BEGJ - Dell 1.8TB 10000RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $642.43
400-BEGO — Dell 400-BEGO 1.92TB Triple-Level Cell SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable Read Intensive 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive for Poweredge R220/R230 — $1,633.68
400-BEGP — 400-BEGP - Dell 4TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $163.16
400-BEGT — 400-BEGT - Dell 1.92TB SAS 12Gb/s Mix Use 2.5-inch Solid State Drive for PowerVault ME4084 — $5,773.68
400-BEGX — 400-BEGX - Dell 8TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $552.63
400-BEGZ — 400-BEGZ - Dell 12TB 7200RPM Near Line SAS 12Gb/s 256MB Cache Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $766.32
400-BEHL — 400-BEHL - Dell 12TB 7200RPM SAS 12Gb/s 256MB Cache Hot-Pluggable 3.5-inch Hard Drive — $694.74
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: SSDs
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the 400-BENQ 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-BENQ 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.