Sourced for enterprise IT teams, the Western Digital WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 (WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive) is a Laptop Hard Drive component appropriate for new-build, expansion, or warranty-replacement procurement. Technical specifications include spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, form factor of 2.5-inch, interface of SATA, data rate of 6 Gb/s, cache of 8MB. 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 is a Western Digital laptop hard drive component with spindle speed 5,400 RPM, form factor 2.5-inch, interface SATA. Pro Disk Network sells the WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 for $363.34 with same-day US shipping and a 30-day return guarantee.
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Quick Answer: Will the WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 work with my RAID controller?
The WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 ship?
WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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.
Veeam Backup Repository — Cost-optimised backup target for Veeam B&R, Rubrik, or Cohesity primary backup tier. RAID 6 over 8–24 drives delivers 100+ TB usable per server.
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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3?
The WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 is a Western Digital enterprise-grade hard drive with spindle speed 5,400 RPM and form factor 2.5-inch, manufactured by Western Digital. 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3
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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3
Is the WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 a genuine Western Digital part?
Yes. Pro Disk Network sources every WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 as factory-original Western Digital inventory. New units arrive sealed in OEM packaging; refurbished units are pulled from decommissioned Western Digital servers, surface-tested, and re-warranted by Pro Disk Network for 90 days.
Will the WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 work with my RAID controller?
The WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 ship?
WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3?
New WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 units carry the full Western Digital 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3?
Email sales@prodisknetwork.com with the quantity and target ship date for a quote within one business day.
Other parts that share the WD3200LPVX series prefix — useful when sourcing matched lots, hot-spare pools, or capacity-tier expansions.
WD3200LPVX — WD3200LPVX - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $166.32
WD3200LPVX-00V0TT0 — WD3200LPVX-00V0TT0 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $291.79
WD3200LPVX-08V0T — WD3200LPVX-08V0T - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $384.72
WD3200LPVX-08V0TT2 — WD3200LPVX-08V0TT2 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $276.78
WD3200LPVX-08V0TT5 — WD3200LPVX-08V0TT5 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $535.09
WD3200LPVX-22V0TT0 — WD3200LPVX-22V0TT0 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $113.68
WD3200LPVX-60V0TT0 — WD3200LPVX-60V0TT0 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $318.32
WD3200LPVX-60V0TTO — WD3200LPVX-60V0TTO - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $286.37
WD3200LPVX-75V0TT0 — WD3200LPVX-75V0TT0 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $250.53
WD3200LPVX-80V0TT0 — WD3200LPVX-80V0TT0 - Western Digital Blue 320GB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive — $525.96
Pro Disk Network Buyer’s Guide: Laptop Hard Drive
How to Pick the Right Drive Capacity for Your Use Case
For VMware vSAN deployments, the WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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 WD3200LPVX-16V0TT3 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.