Dell Enterprise SSD in Saudi Arabia — SABER-Compliant SAS and NVMe Stock
Saudi Aramco remains the world’s largest crude producer by output, and its cybersecurity OT/IT air-gap policy treats storage-media sourcing as a controlled process with documented chain of custody. SABIC’s petrochemical complexes in Jubail and Yanbu run similar policies on their DCS and historian tiers. That requirement — refurb SSDs with factory-traceable Dell PNs, 90-day documented warranty, Arabic commercial invoice, SABER PCoC and SCoC on every line — is more work than most refurb suppliers will do. We do it daily. Stock in Cairo, IOR in Riyadh, 48-72 hour FASAH clearance, SAR or USD invoicing. محركات الأقراص الصلبة والـ NVMe من ديل — مع سابر مسبق.
Dell SSD Part Numbers Ready for KSA Dispatch
| Dell PN | Description | Group |
|---|---|---|
| W4GK7 | Dell 3.2TB SAS 12Gb MU SSD 2.5 SFF ME5 PowerVault WD SS530 | Dell ME5 SAS SSD MU |
| 4WWTD | Dell 3.2TB SAS 12Gb MU SSD 2.5 SFF ME5 PowerVault Samsung Alt | Dell ME5 SAS SSD MU |
| W9FYY | Dell 3.2TB SAS 12Gb MU SSD 2.5 SFF ME5 PowerVault | Dell ME5 SAS SSD MU |
| 005050494 | Dell EMC PowerStore 1.92TB NVMe SSD 2.5 SFF SED | Dell EMC NVMe SSD |
| 005053578 | Dell EMC Unity 7.68TB 12GB SAS Flash 2 SSD 2.5" SFF | Dell EMC SAS SSD |
Dell Server Compatibility
- PowerEdge R470 (17G)
- PowerEdge R570 (17G)
- PowerEdge R670 (17G)
- PowerEdge R770 (17G)
- PowerEdge MX760c (16G)
- PowerEdge R260 (16G)
- PowerEdge R360 (16G)
- PowerEdge R660 (16G)
- PowerEdge R660XS (16G)
- PowerEdge R6615 (16G)
Technical Anchor — PowerVault ME5024 Supported Drive Matrix
An easy way to burn a week of deployment time is to specify an SSD capacity Dell never qualified on the ME5024. Dell’s ME5 series support manual is explicit on supported drives: 960GB Read Intensive SAS, 1.6TB Mixed Use SAS, 1.92TB SAS, 3.84TB Mixed Use SAS, 3.84TB FIPS SAS and 7.68TB Read Intensive SAS. 3.2TB is NOT on the ME5024 supported list even though the same drive ships in PowerEdge servers. Quoting 3.2TB into an ME5024 will either fail firmware validation or — worse — post, run, and invalidate support when the customer opens a ticket. We quote against the Dell ME5-series support manual, not a generic compatibility list.
SABER, IOR and the 01-Jan-2025 Rule
Since 01-Jan-2025 every shipment into KSA requires both a Product Conformity Certificate per SKU and a Shipment Conformity Certificate per consignment. No undertakings. Our PCoC library covers the top 200 Dell SSD SKUs; custom PCoC filing for new SKUs takes 7-10 working days. Importer of Record is mandatory — our Riyadh IOR partner is vendor-registered on Aramco SAP Ariba and SABIC procurement.
Landed Cost Math on a KSA Order
A USD 10,000 SSD invoice lands as: CIF USD ~10,400, 5% GCC CET = USD 520, VAT 15% on (CIF + duty) = USD 1,638, SABER SCoC ~SAR 800. Effective uplift ~21%. All-in quoted clearly before PO.
Shipping Path
DHL Express CAI → RUH or JED on daily cargo flights. 2-3 business day door-to-door. Arabic commercial invoice and Certificate of Origin legalized at the Saudi embassy in Cairo — we handle attestation in-house.
Request a Quote
Email [email protected] in Arabic or English. WhatsApp Taj. Sun-Thu work week — five full days overlapping with Egypt.