Lenovo 7XB7A00050 internal hard drive 2 TB 7200 RPM 3.5" Serial ATA III

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At **£544.42 ex‑VAT for a 3.5" 2TB 7200rpm SATA drive**, this feels like you’re paying more than you should for what is essentially a fairly standard “workhorse” HDD. For most UK reseller customers, you can usually find better value per terabyte either from cheaper tiers or from refurb channels—unless this specific **Lenovo part** is being quoted as part of a tightly matched server build where only the exact FRU/compatible drive is accepted. In practice, the main reason to buy something like this is **compatibility and support workflow**, not performance.

I’d recommend it **only if** you’re dropping a replacement into a Lenovo system where the spares process expects this exact part number, or you’ve got an environment that genuinely benefits from 7200rpm drives and you don’t want to risk oddball behaviour from mismatched models. If you’re buying new storage capacity for general server use, backups, or NAS-style workloads, I’d say **look elsewhere**—because at this price, you’re one step away from making an actually smarter spend (higher capacity HDDs, better value SKUs, or even considering SSDs for the “hot” parts). If you tell me the server model and intended use (RAID level, workload, and whether it’s a spare replacement), I can give a clearer “buy / don’t buy” call.