Sourced for enterprise IT teams, the Hitachi 7K200-160 (7K200-160 - Hitachi Travelstar 7K200 160GB 7200RPM SATA 150MB/s 16MB Cache 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive) is a Laptop Hard Drive component appropriate for new-build, expansion, or warranty-replacement procurement. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 7,200 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of SATA, cache of 16MB. Appropriate for OS boot tier (Windows Server, RHEL, Ubuntu Server, ESXi), application data tier, database log volumes, and tier-2 capacity in mixed-storage clusters. Pro Disk Network supplies the 7K200-160 to US business buyers. Stocked units ship same-day on in-stock orders placed before 3pm ET. Pro Disk Network applies a 90-day functional warranty. Free US ground shipping on orders over $150; same-day expedited (UPS Next Day Air, FedEx Priority) available at checkout.
The 7K200-160 is a Hitachi laptop hard drive component with spindle speed 7,200 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the 7K200-160 for $179.34 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the 7K200-160 work with my RAID controller?
The 7K200-160 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 7K200-160 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the 7K200-160 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
The 7K200-160 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.
Splunk Warm/Cold Tier — Appropriate for Splunk warm/cold/frozen indexes where ingest write rates are below 200 MB/s per node. Avoid for hot-tier indexes — use NVMe instead.
File Server / SMB Shares — General-purpose Windows Server / Samba shares for departmental file storage. RAID 5 for capacity, RAID 10 for IOPS-sensitive workloads.
Object Storage (Ceph / MinIO) — JBOD presentation behind Ceph OSDs or MinIO erasure-coded pools. Mix with NVMe metadata drives for production object stores.
What is the 7K200-160?
The 7K200-160 is a Hitachi enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 7,200 RPM and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by Hitachi. 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 7K200-160
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 7K200-160
Is the 7K200-160 a genuine Hitachi part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every 7K200-160 as factory-original Hitachi inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Hitachi servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the 7K200-160 work with my RAID controller?
The 7K200-160 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 7K200-160 ship?
Pro Disk Network dispatches the 7K200-160 same-day on orders confirmed before 3 pm ET. Multi-pallet projects requiring crating ship within 2 business days. International shipping (Canada, Mexico, EU, APAC) takes 3-7 business days via DHL Express or FedEx International Priority.
What is the warranty on the 7K200-160?
New 7K200-160 units carry the full Hitachi 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 7K200-160?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the 7K200 series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
7K200-120 — 7K200-120 - Hitachi 120GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $120.76
7K200-80 — 7K200-80 - Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s 16MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $159.36
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Laptop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
If the 7K200-160 is going into a RAID array, choose RAID 6 over RAID 5 for any capacity tier built from drives larger than 4 TB. The probability of a second drive failing during rebuild from a 6+ TB rebuild window is high enough that single-parity is no longer responsible. For all-flash arrays, RAID 10 still wins on write-amplification-sensitive workloads (OLTP databases, VDI write-cache).
Drive Health Monitoring: SMART, Workload Rating, and Predictive Failure
Once the 7K200-160 is in production, the single most impactful operational practice is SMART monitoring tied to your existing alerting stack. SMART attributes 187 (reported uncorrectable errors), 197 (current pending sector count), and 198 (offline uncorrectable sector count) are the leading indicators of impending drive failure. Alert on non-zero values, not just on absolute thresholds; once these attributes leave zero, the drive has typically 30-90 days of useful life remaining.