DELL 345-BFZC internal solid state drive 1.6 TB 2.5" SAS

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

Honestly, £3,089 ex-VAT for a 2.5" internal SAS SSD is only “good value” if you’ve got a very specific reason you *must* be on Dell-branded, SAS-backed storage in a supported server ecosystem. For most general IT use, that sort of spend is usually better pointed at a cheaper NVMe solution (or even more capacity) because you’re paying a premium for brand/support and SAS legacy compatibility. If you’re just looking to speed up a few workloads, this isn’t the kind of purchase that makes people smile at budget review time.

Who should buy it: teams maintaining Dell server estates where compatibility, warranty alignment, and vendor-approved parts matter (e.g., regulated environments, managed support contracts, or uptime-sensitive platforms). It can make sense when performance and reliability per drive are being traded off against operational risk—fewer “it works but support won’t help” moments. Who shouldn’t: anyone greenlighting it for desktop/server cache, lab test setups, or cost-sensitive expansion. Unless you’ve already priced the alternative NVMe routes and confirmed you genuinely need SAS, I’d be cautious—this looks like a “pay for certainty” drive, not the best deal for raw performance or storage per pound.