Water Panther WP Expanse 10TB Storage

Water Panther WP Expanse 10TB

Brand
Water Panther
Model
WP Expanse 10TB
$532–$588estimated range · from catalog price Sep 2, 2026

Water Panther Expanse 10TB enterprise 7200‑RPM SATA HDD (WESA5SLC0100D), CMR 512e with ECC and PLP; workstation‑tier bulk storage.

Storage performance rankTop 63% of storage drives
TierWorkstation?GixCore tierWhat a part was built to do — not what it costs.EntryBudgetMainstreamHigh endEnthusiastFlagshipWorkstationWorkstation parts sit outside that ladder — built for sustained professional workloads rather than a price-for-performance rung. A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
Released2022
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Capacity10 TB
TypeHDD
InterfaceSATA
Read speed240 MB/s
Form factor3.5
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Product overview

The Water Panther WP Expanse 10TB (WESA5SLC0100D) belongs to the Expanse SAN HDD family; the series datasheet is dated July 2022. It’s a 3.5-inch enterprise hard drive using SATA 6 Gb/s, 512e sectors, CMR recording, 7200 RPM, and a 256 MB cache, with ECC and non‑volatile write‑cache power‑loss protection documented for the line. Discontinuation status for this exact SKU is unconfirmed. Positioned in the workstation tier, it exists to provide high‑duty, 24/7 bulk capacity for arrays where integrity and compatibility matter. Expect ~240 MB/s class sequential throughput typical of 10 TB 7200‑RPM CMR drives. Good fits include NAS/RAID mass storage and cold game libraries. Unique: this SKU’s code indicates Legacy Pin‑3 power (no SATA power‑disable), improving compatibility with consumer PSUs and older backplanes.

Best for
  • mass storage
  • game library

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the storage drives catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Capacity10 TB
Higher than 84% of storage drives
Read speed240 MB/s
Higher than 24% of storage drives
Capacity
10 TB
Type
HDD
Form factor
3.5
Hardware Interface
SATA
Data Transfer Rate
600 MB
Read speed
240 MB/s
Tdp
6 W
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